starved of

idiom

: not given enough of (something needed for one's emotional well-being)

Those children have been starved of attention.

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The country has been starved of Hollywood fare since the studios began their boycott of the Russian market in the wake of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. —

Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024 After being starved of light and warmth over the winter, Copenhagen locals are outside as much as possible once spring-summer hits. —

Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2024 Yet the average life span has more than doubled since then, leaving the second half of life starved of confetti. —

Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2024 The Blue Nile has almost run dry, starved of the rains at its source that were historically sustained by atmospheric rivers flowing from the Congo Basin rainforests. —

Erin Prater, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for starved of