There are millions of hungry people throughout the world.
That girl is always hungry.
The prisoners' families were hungry for more information.
They were hungry to learn more.
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To protect your decor, consider using deterrent sprays or physical barriers like chicken wire to keep hungry pests away.—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025 O’Connor plays priest-in-training with a dark past who threatens to interrupt Wicks’ power-hungry plans.—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025 There was some fatigue in our performance, but the group are always so professional and so hungry to win.—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 Altman literally needs millions of additional GPUs for his plan to power next-generation AI, which requires building numerous power-hungry data centers.—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hungry
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hungrig; akin to Old English hungor
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of hungry was
before the 12th century
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