How to Use malnourished in a Sentence

malnourished

adjective

• Many, but not all, of the whales that washed up appeared malnourished.
  — Gene Johnson, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2022
• Many, but not all, of the whales that washed up appeared malnourished.
  — Gene Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2022
• Many, but not all, of the whales that washed up appeared malnourished.
  — Gene Johnson, ajc, 7 Oct. 2022
• Many, but not all, of the whales that washed up appeared malnourished.
  — Gene Johnson, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2022
• Still, the image of the malnourished dog that couldn’t even stand was hard for the family to process.
  — Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2021
• But it’s one thing to free malnourished dogs who’ve been chained to trees, scarred and bleeding.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
• All were weak and malnourished, plus covered in fleas and dirt.
  — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• Klim said that the city not long ago received a call about a malnourished and unhealthy dog.
  — Barbara Boyer, Philly.com, 10 Jan. 2018
• The child was likely abused and malnourished, and the cause of death was ruled to be probable homicide.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 28 June 2021
• Like most 2 2s, the i8 has barely enough rear seat leg room for a malnourished microbe.
  — Al Haas, Philly.com, 7 Oct. 2017
• Like most 2+2s, the i8 has barely enough rear seat leg room for a malnourished microbe.
  — Al Haas, Philly.com, 7 Oct. 2017
• All of the children — except the youngest, who is just 2 years old — were malnourished, police say.
  — Josh Magness, miamiherald, 21 Feb. 2018
• The Platform closed on a note of hope, with the literal and symbolic rise of a child from the malnourished bowels of the Pit.
  — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
• The autopsy found the girl was malnourished and had been abused over a long period of time.
  — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2018
• The woman wore filthy clothes, appeared malnourished and weighed about 70 pounds, the complaint said.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
• The family’s dog was also found in the truck, malnourished but alive.
  — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2019
• Listless, Fatima was too malnourished to cry, scream, or to even reach for the bread.
  — National Geographic, 27 Mar. 2019
• Deputies also looked through the window and saw rotting food, trash, a malnourished dog and black mold on the inside of the windows.
  — oregonlive, 20 May 2021
• Fadi al-Zant, 6, became the face of malnourished children in Gaza in March.
  — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
• The dog was found severely malnourished with burn marks on its back and broken teeth.
  — Anna Bauman, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2019
• The body of a malnourished 12-year-old boy has been discovered in a Wisconsin home.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
• The beaver is said to be malnourished but is expected to make a full recovery.
  — Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, 10 Mar. 2020
• The Space Force, meanwhile, is a malnourished youngster.
  — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
• Mathews told police that Sherin was malnourished and had to be on a special diet to gain weight.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• Eight appeared to be starving and ten were malnourished.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
• The dog appeared to be malnourished, as its rib cage and spinal column were visible.
  — cleveland, 28 Sep. 2019
• Zona was emaciated and malnourished at the time of her death, police said.
  — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
• Mama bear was down with pneumonia and was too malnourished to lactate.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• But for every malnourished child receiving treatment, there are many more who cannot get help.
  — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
• First responders noticed that the child seemed malnourished and had bruising on his body, police said.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026