supperless
Americanadjective
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Of course, she already knew much about oppression from Miss Asthma, a crone quick to mete out punishments like “one long supperless week” when Annie sticks up for herself.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2024
Sent upstairs supperless, Penrod gets out of a whipping by swearing in his dad as a junior G-man.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is the story of naughty Max, who is sent to bed supperless for, among other things, chasing the dog with a fork.
From Time Magazine Archive
Weary, sore and still supperless, he fell at once into exhausted sleep.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
We succeeded at night in securing a few crackers from some of the more fortunate companies, but most of my men went supperless to bed.
From A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry by Julian Wisner Hinkley
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