has been starving
- present perfect progressive of starve (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But Lottie seems to remember quite a lot, namely that the "God" of the wilderness has been starving for attention for some time.
From Salon ● May 12, 2023
But the real value for Disney would come from ESPN, which has been starving for live sports to broadcast.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2020
New York has been starving for big-event fights.
From Time ● Nov. 13, 2016
New York has been starving for offense lately.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2011
One must make allowances for a parental instinct that has been starving for twenty-five or thirty years.
From The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Twain, Mark
