starved of
idiom
: not given enough of (something needed for one's emotional well-being)
Those children have been starved of attention.
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Saturday’s 0-0 draw fell into the latter category as he was starved of space by Southampton’s ultra-low block, but the real issue was the absence of pace and directness that saw City fall into the laboured style of a few months ago.
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 11 May 2025
They were left operating on fumes by the end, with Ollie Watkins — Duran’s replacement — starved of service and Morgan Rogers consigned to trudging off the pitch, knowing his long dribbling bursts would have scant options ahead of him.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Instead, Starr would be my roving ambassador of joy and amity in an America that felt starved of such things.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Such institutions exist, but over the last two decades, they have been starved of resources.
—Andrew Schrank, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2016
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 11 May 2025
They were left operating on fumes by the end, with Ollie Watkins — Duran’s replacement — starved of service and Morgan Rogers consigned to trudging off the pitch, knowing his long dribbling bursts would have scant options ahead of him.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Instead, Starr would be my roving ambassador of joy and amity in an America that felt starved of such things.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Such institutions exist, but over the last two decades, they have been starved of resources.
—Andrew Schrank, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2016
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“Starved of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starved%20of. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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