: intensely hungry
also
: needy sense 1
Synonyms
Examples of famished in a Sentence
What's for supper? I'm famished.
after a full day of skiing, I was feeling absolutely famished
Recent Examples on the Web
Yang discovers that among famished Chinese in extremis, cannibalism was more widespread than previously known.
—
Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2013
Her eyes, so Mesopotamian, now overwhelmed her famished face.
—Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
After marathon talks that saw Cameron and his team sustain themselves on 23 bags of Haribo gummy sweets and a famished German Chancellor Angela Merkel forced to pop around the corner for some Belgian Frites with mayonnaise, the United Kingdom and its European partners finally reached an agreement.
—R. Daniel Kelemen, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2016
In Jamaica, new arrivals were so famished and overworked that about half of them died within two or three years, said Vincent Brown, a history professor at Harvard.
—David Segal, New York Times, 8 July 2023
About 30 miles west of Space Town, Katy's food scene has emerged into something special for every famished foodie.
—Vicki Salemi, Chron, 23 Apr. 2023
But the owner, a rubber tapper, was not there, and Rondon refused to allow his famished men to help themselves to the provisions.
—Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
Celebrities at the Oscars have often joked about feeling famished during the ceremony, which is known to run late.
—Ashley Wong, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2023
Napoleon slumped into his dining chair, filthy, famished and harboring exceedingly high standards for army food.
—Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2013
Her eyes, so Mesopotamian, now overwhelmed her famished face.
—Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
After marathon talks that saw Cameron and his team sustain themselves on 23 bags of Haribo gummy sweets and a famished German Chancellor Angela Merkel forced to pop around the corner for some Belgian Frites with mayonnaise, the United Kingdom and its European partners finally reached an agreement.
—R. Daniel Kelemen, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2016
In Jamaica, new arrivals were so famished and overworked that about half of them died within two or three years, said Vincent Brown, a history professor at Harvard.
—David Segal, New York Times, 8 July 2023
About 30 miles west of Space Town, Katy's food scene has emerged into something special for every famished foodie.
—Vicki Salemi, Chron, 23 Apr. 2023
But the owner, a rubber tapper, was not there, and Rondon refused to allow his famished men to help themselves to the provisions.
—Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
Celebrities at the Oscars have often joked about feeling famished during the ceremony, which is known to run late.
—Ashley Wong, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2023
Napoleon slumped into his dining chair, filthy, famished and harboring exceedingly high standards for army food.
—Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
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