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• Count that as a win on a team starved for those sorts of things.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
• The gender space has been starved for resources for all of time.
  — Samantha Barry, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2023
• So many of us are starved for touch and human connection.
  — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• Your very own paper, The New York Times, said that after two hours, you’re starved for silence.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
• Much of the luxury industry has been starved for good news that could bring it a glimmer of hope about what 2024 will hold.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 19 Jan. 2024
• Others had been abandoned and starved for days and died soon after arrival.
  — Choe Sang-Hun, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
• My town’s far from unique, of course—high school sports are now starved for fans all over the country, as fans have shifted their time and attention to the NFL.
  — Ike Brannon, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
• Russia is also the world’s largest exporter of wheat, meaning the country is not starved for farmland.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 24 Feb. 2022
• The receivership has been starved for funds in part because the buildings get little rental income.
  — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• Some of those students have been starved for an opportunity like this, Akey and Manuszak said.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
• Cracking down on wealthy tax cheats For years, the IRS was starved for resources, so a lot of taxes went uncollected.
  — Scott Horsley, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024
• After the city imposed some of the strictest pandemic measures in the world, restaurants, hotels and shops in Hong Kong were starved for business.
  — Olivia Wang, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• After the city imposed some of the strictest pandemic measures in the world, restaurants, hotels and shops in Hong Kong were starved for business.
  — Olivia Wang, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• That serenely smug type of approach leaves our desire to care starved for nutrients.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
• The early lesson, though, is that the burgeoning depth the franchise assembled is starved for time and touches.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2021
• And there’s more good news for struggling theater owners starved for compelling content.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Mar. 2023
• In one, Lyerly warned of the 1849 law’s potential impact on a state already starved for physicians.
  — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
• Every flavorful morsel hugged my insides, which had been starved for the comfort of all things familiar.
  — Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2022
• Your problem may be that your mother is simply lonely and starved for company.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2021
• There’s a real-world measure of the future taking shape now, though, for the teen and Padres, an organization starved for a well-rounded weapon of a catcher.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
• The Angels, starved for pitching as an organization, took the unique approach of selecting pitchers in all 20 rounds of the draft.
  — Paul Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2021
• Harrison’s pained face in the latter is among the most indelible images of the past year in TV, and that’s a tangible win in an industry starved for metrics and awards.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2022
• But with Wood out and Johnny Cueto injured again the Giants - already starved for starting pitching - are down to a three-man rotation and a whole lot of stress on their bullpen.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
• Over the years, white residents fled, leaving a largely African American city starved for resources.
  — New York Times, 23 June 2021
• Blackouts are not uncommon: the diver’s brain, starved for oxygen, shuts down; he or she is then fished to the surface, eyes rolling toward the back of the head, as medical staff sets to the work of reviving.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2023
• We are not starved for information on how to have a better meeting—have a two-pizza rule, require an agenda, don’t attend the same meetings as your staff, etc.
  — Andrew Deutscher, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022
• But it’s left the company starved for investment, just as the advertising market has collapsed.
  — Peter Green, Quartz, 17 Aug. 2024
• Fans cite a number of reasons: a strong showing at an awards show in January; the release of the group’s first full-length album; the pandemic, which left many Hong Kongers starved for entertainment.
  — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
• Park had no trouble finding an audience starved for live music and musicians itching to play last summer.
  — Aaron Rhodes, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2021
• With this lifestyle came the exhaustion of balancing a job with family commitments and social obligations, all while starved for time and sleep.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024