starved for

idiom

chiefly US

: badly in need of being given (something needed for one's emotional well-being)

Those children are starved for attention.

Examples of starved for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One top pop songwriter, granted anonymity in order to speak candidly, points out that part of what’s happening is merely a course correction for a music industry that’s been starved for new superstars. —

Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 Watch Succession on Max The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power After the initial Lord of the Rings trilogy ended in 2003, fans were starved for large-scale fantasy with gargantuan battle sequences and mythological characters. —

Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024 But with both Democrats and Republicans starved for insight into what issues might tilt this year’s congressional races and the potential fall showdown between President Biden and Trump, the special election offers a salivating data point. —

Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024 Others share Khan’s concern that funding for a special court would mean that the ICC’s ongoing cases in African states would continue to be starved for resources. —

Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for starved for

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