starved for

phrase

chiefly US

: badly in need of being given (something needed for one's emotional well-being)

Those children are starved for attention.

Examples of starved for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But all that time on the apps, not to mention the murder, is weighing on him, leaving him depressed and starved for authentic connection. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

And Micron execs promised more good times ahead, forecasting revenue in the current quarter that will top analyst targets and explaining that the world's AI data centers will be starved for memory chips for the foreseeable future. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

The Bills were starved for success when Beane arrived in May 2017. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Fans starved for a change showed up in force and were rewarded. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for starved for

• albacore
• alongshore
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• anymore
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• dinosaur
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• furthermore
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• herbivore
• heretofore