How to Use famish in a Sentence

famish

verb
  • If you're truly famished, go for one of the all-day breakfasts.
    Beth Segal, cleveland.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • All that marauding must have left the Vikings famished.
    National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2017
  • The boys were famished and weak when they were found, having lost an average of more than four pounds each.
    John Bacon, ajc, 12 July 2018
  • At 10:31, a regular shows up, famished and with a low-blood-sugar temper tantrum, ready to go.
    Jay Sacher, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2017
  • For years, researchers have seen mice and rats perform well on cognitive tests when famished.
    Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2018
  • Should you get famished while shopping the art, snack on lobster rolls, tacos, pork belly, pizza and beer from Old Town restaurants.
    Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
  • British statesman John Montagu, who was the fourth Earl of Sandwich, was famished and created the concoction.
    Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2017
  • After being swamped with a bevy of interviews throughout the day, Wiz is clearly famished.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 13 June 2018
  • Collectors, famished by the low-calorie fare of the seventies’ avant-garde, adored the sensuous, cheeky, and grand efflorescence in the painting of the eighties.
    Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
  • When someone is famished, even five minutes can seem interminable.
    Dear Abby, oregonlive.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • The menu, posted above the far end of a bar that glows atomic orange, reads like a ransom note from a desperately famished kidnapper: rib tips, egg rolls, mostaccioli, french fries.
    Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 20 Apr. 2018
  • After all that intense activity, my kids would be famished.
    Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, 15 Jan. 2012
  • Each household can bring their guy's favorite dish for a menu that is sure to please all famished fathers in attendance.
    Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 13 May 2023
  • Afterward, both of us were famished but neither wanted to cook.
    Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019

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