hurt for
phrasal verb
hurt for; hurting for; hurts for
US, informal
1
: to lack (something needed)
Those children are hurting for attention.
The company is hurting for money right now.
2
: to have sympathy or pity for (someone)
I hurt for those poor people.
Examples of hurt for in a Sentence
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However, the decline in Gardasil sales is expected to be less profound and hurting for Merck as opposed to Keytruda.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Parents were driven into a loss that will hurt for all their lives.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
So cities hurting for funds is one factor that’s made charging drivers feel more viable.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2019
Baltimore’s farm is regarded by many as the best in the game, and as the defending AL East champion and a current contender, the big league club is not exactly hurting for warm bodies.
—David Hall, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
Detroit Lions' loss in NFC title game will hurt for a while.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
And most school districts are still hurting for special education teachers, which has led to major disruptions to local special ed programming.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
And while Chile certainly isn’t hurting for irreverence – just look at uproarious agitators KUINA and Guro – the prevailing trend is more aligned with R&B en español, as with silken projects like Kode and Bouncy Boys Band.
—Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
Not only are many of them cash starved and hurting for cash flow, but their interest rates are about to triple or quadruple.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Parents were driven into a loss that will hurt for all their lives.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
So cities hurting for funds is one factor that’s made charging drivers feel more viable.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2019
Baltimore’s farm is regarded by many as the best in the game, and as the defending AL East champion and a current contender, the big league club is not exactly hurting for warm bodies.
—David Hall, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
Detroit Lions' loss in NFC title game will hurt for a while.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
And most school districts are still hurting for special education teachers, which has led to major disruptions to local special ed programming.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
And while Chile certainly isn’t hurting for irreverence – just look at uproarious agitators KUINA and Guro – the prevailing trend is more aligned with R&B en español, as with silken projects like Kode and Bouncy Boys Band.
—Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
Not only are many of them cash starved and hurting for cash flow, but their interest rates are about to triple or quadruple.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Hurt for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurt%20for. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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