There are millions of hungry people throughout the world.
That girl is always hungry.
The prisoners' families were hungry for more information.
They were hungry to learn more.
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The result is a record which captures Motörhead in their formative period, fresh from the early lineup which recorded the tracks that would later make up 1979’s On Parole album, yet hungry with the ambition that would turn them into one of the U.K.’s biggest heavy exports of the ’70s and ’80s.—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 9 May 2025 Remember the body blow of injustice, and don’t get mad — get hungry.—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025 The pattern, Ponti notes, suggests that in habitats vacated by large, hungry predators, the easiest thing for some birds to do was get big and not fly.—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025 The organization provides more than food assistance to hungry people via its partnerships and educational efforts that transform food availability within climate change frameworks.—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hungry
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hungrig; akin to Old English hungor
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of hungry was
before the 12th century
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