starved of

phrase

: not given enough of (something needed for one's emotional well-being)

Those children have been starved of attention.

Examples of starved of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the one hand, circulating the ball can slowly run down the opponents’ batteries as they are starved of possession for long periods, pinned further back towards their own goal with legs becoming heavier and minds cloudier. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026

The machines got better at the performance of attention, and for a person starved of attention, that performance is indistinguishable from love. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The stock market has spent the past month starved of good news. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026

Floridians deserve to know how their money is being spent, and how their daily lives might be effected if their local governments are starved of revenue. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for starved of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove