had starved
- past perfect of starve.
Example Sentences
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Inter had starved Milan of encouragement in a largely uneventful second half, before Martinez squeezed the ball under Maignan and into the bottom corner with 16 minutes remaining to send the Inter fans into raptures.
From BBC ● May 16, 2023
The lack of recognition stung, Dr. Wang said: It had been punishing, often boring work that had starved him of time with his wife and young daughter and left the family without much money.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2022
In April, even before the current blockade was imposed, the same group wrote to the donor that “reports of malnourishment are rampant,” and that 22 people in one sub-district had starved to death.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
“In the first week after hatching, half of the 120 chicks that hatched had starved to death,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2019
I thought about how my great-grandparents had starved to death.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
