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

But the Giants’ locker room was so starved for a steadying voice midway through the season that right guard Greg Van Roten was giving postgame speeches. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025

Colorado has been starved for more offense when the top line or power play isn’t on the ice. —Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025

Yet the whole thing feels still feels starved for creative oxygen. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025

In a cinema landscape starved for Black romance, Love, Brooklyn strives to be a balm for the souls of lover girls and boys everywhere. —Morgan A. Grain, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for starved for

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