Example Sentences

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That morning a great harvest of hickory nuts and chestnuts was gathered and by the time the hunters were back at camp they were half-famished from the crisp, cold air and bracing exercise.

From The Woodcraft Girls in the City by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

He, however, got them both off, repaired them, and brought them, laden with provisions, to the half-famished colony at Santa Cruz.

From Hernando Cortez Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

What a contrast between my sleek exterior and the half-famished creature within!

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James

He stood before her at last, for all the world like a half-famished wolf in the presence of a very wide-awake and dainty lamb that had not the least intention of being devoured.

From The Duke Decides by Hill, Headon

Here the half-famished priests were charged with having come to ruin the people.

From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Severance, Frank H.