How to Use malnourished in a Sentence

malnourished

adjective

• Many, but not all, of the whales that washed up appeared malnourished.
  — Gene Johnson, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2022
• Still, the image of the malnourished dog that couldn’t even stand was hard for the family to process.
  — Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2021
• But it’s one thing to free malnourished dogs who’ve been chained to trees, scarred and bleeding.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
• All were weak and malnourished, plus covered in fleas and dirt.
  — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• Klim said that the city not long ago received a call about a malnourished and unhealthy dog.
  — Barbara Boyer, Philly.com, 10 Jan. 2018
• The child was likely abused and malnourished, and the cause of death was ruled to be probable homicide.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 28 June 2021
• Like most 2 2s, the i8 has barely enough rear seat leg room for a malnourished microbe.
  — Al Haas, Philly.com, 7 Oct. 2017
• Like most 2+2s, the i8 has barely enough rear seat leg room for a malnourished microbe.
  — Al Haas, Philly.com, 7 Oct. 2017
• All of the children — except the youngest, who is just 2 years old — were malnourished, police say.
  — Josh Magness, miamiherald, 21 Feb. 2018
• The autopsy found the girl was malnourished and had been abused over a long period of time.
  — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2018
• The woman wore filthy clothes, appeared malnourished and weighed about 70 pounds, the complaint said.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
• The family’s dog was also found in the truck, malnourished but alive.
  — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2019
• Listless, Fatima was too malnourished to cry, scream, or to even reach for the bread.
  — National Geographic, 27 Mar. 2019
• Deputies also looked through the window and saw rotting food, trash, a malnourished dog and black mold on the inside of the windows.
  — oregonlive, 20 May 2021
• The dog was found severely malnourished with burn marks on its back and broken teeth.
  — Anna Bauman, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2019
• The body of a malnourished 12-year-old boy has been discovered in a Wisconsin home.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
• The beaver is said to be malnourished but is expected to make a full recovery.
  — Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, 10 Mar. 2020
• Mathews told police that Sherin was malnourished and had to be on a special diet to gain weight.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• Eight appeared to be starving and ten were malnourished.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
• The dog appeared to be malnourished, as its rib cage and spinal column were visible.
  — cleveland, 28 Sep. 2019
• None of the kids were malnourished or suffering from stunted growth.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 June 2017
• Diesel, then a malnourished and frightened stray, approached Sgt.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
• In 2012, Amy and her dad helped to rescue two malnourished horses outside of Nashville and got them to safety on Willie's Texas ranch.
  — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
• The torture and false imprisonment charges do not include the 2-year-old, who was not malnourished.
  — Amy Taxin, Time, 19 Jan. 2018
• But the hungry, malnourished children only get the food if Messi & Neymar have a good World Cup?!?!?
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 6 June 2018
• The pair were arrested last week after Franke’s malnourished son sought help at a neighbor’s house.
  — Vulture, 27 Dec. 2023
• The boy had fentanyl in his system, was malnourished, and showed signs of head trauma, an autopsy found.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2022
• Photos showed two pale, malnourished girls shackled to bunk beds.
  — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 21 June 2018
• Even if children are not malnourished, Kelly says, their picky eating can hold them back socially and affect family life.
  — Spark, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
• News organizations used them in stories about malnourished children in Gaza.
  — Joe Snell, Washington Post, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024