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Extremely hungry.
starved
famished
ravenous
esurient
hungry
starved
famished
ravenous
esurient
1
I have seen young women
starved
to the point of non existence.
2
Then there's the idea to use
sex
-
starved
insects to follow bank robbers.
3
Seven or eight hundred anemic,
half
-
starved
men armed with light infantry weapons.
4
There was an excited flush in his
starved
cheeks; his eyes shone.
5
Those who cannot pay risk being beaten,
starved
,
or forced into prostitution.
1
Twenty long minutes later, mighty Zeppelin returned to satiate their
famished
followers.
2
Here these children were now,
famished
in the middle of a war.
3
Open gates enable provisions to reach the
half
-
famished
dwellers within the walls.
4
You must be
famished
,
Mr. Langenau; pray go immediately to the dining-room.
5
This was the cry of the
famished
motherhood of a dying race.
1
The flock came together
ravenous
and cannibal, and the party got clear.
2
And for the first time since I could remember, I was
ravenous
.
3
He caught the dangerous scent tonight; but he was
ravenous
to madness.
4
The
ravenous
manner in which they devour their food is almost incredible.
5
The eyes of the
ravenous
monsters below seemed to mock my devotion.
1
The clamourings of
esurient
Viennese-
2
Lowest of all are those whose
esurient
vanity, acting on a frivolous levity of mind, urges them to make Literature a plaything for display.
3
Oscar-theamiable, irresponsible,
esurient
Oscar-with no more sense of a picture than of the fit of a coat, has the courage of the opinions .
1
But I was wakeful now and my mind was
sharp
-
set
on many things.
2
Yonder Abbot is
sharp
-
set
,
and I doubt whether letters will satisfy his appetite.
3
The face, sunk away to skin clinging on
sharp
-
set
bones, was turned in profile.
4
Bein' here all night, I expect ye be purty
sharp
-
set
,
the whole on ye.
5
Perhaps it was their
sharp
-
set
appetites that made them think the food tasted unusually fine.
6
The faces, scared or
sharp
-
set
,
of the worshippers fronted the glory open-mouthed, but all dull.
7
I am
sharp
-
set
,
he said, and indeed he ate with the zeal of a plough-lad.
8
It was an awkward business to have to explain things to that
sharp
-
set
old woman.
9
We had given our own provisions to the half-famished crew, and were becoming very
sharp
-
set
ourselves.
10
He never failed to carry a portion to his mother,
sharp
-
set
as he always was himself.
11
However, here I am, and shall be mighty glad of some food, for I'm desperately
sharp
-
set
.
12
Sir Oliver'll be home to sup with a
sharp
-
set
appetite-'tisthe only difference fighting ever made to he.
13
Delay and silence he knew would make Gandia the more
sharp
-
set
,
and your
sharp
-
set
,
impatient fellow is seldom cautious.
14
Well, when you are
sharp
-
set
,
and you eat and satisfy yourself, everything looks pretty different from what it done before.
15
To tell the truth, I'm
sharp
-
set
,
and I know you always have a bite of something appetizing about that time.
16
I know ye're
sharp
-
set
.