Explore Famished through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like ravenous or starved. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Famished in a sentence
Famished meaning
simple past and past participle of famish
Using Famished
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of famish
- Useful related words include: ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient.
- In the example corpus, famished often appears in combinations such as: when famished, famished and, the famished.
Context around Famished
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Famished
- In this selection, "famished" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lion, enough and workers stand out and add context to how "famished" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all been famished and have and by the famished crowd. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "famished" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with famished
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cortisone made her eat like a famished lion. (8 words)
Your mission was a success, and now you're famished. (10 words)
Democrats and the media were famished, and wanted a feast. (10 words)
I get some work done while getting distracted by my phone and when I’m famished enough, me and the wife start to argue about what to have as breakfast (She for don already drink ogi by this time). (39 words)
Two grillers cooked up the sausages and flap jacks while another scrambled dozens of eggs which were quickly grabbed up by the famished crowd. (24 words)
Genesis 25:26, NIV footnote Birthright In Genesis, Esau returned to his brother Jacob being famished from the fields. (19 words)
Example sentences (10)
Cortisone made her eat like a famished lion.
I get some work done while getting distracted by my phone and when I’m famished enough, me and the wife start to argue about what to have as breakfast (She for don already drink ogi by this time).
In the interim, expecting understanding from famished workers where luxuries amid plenty exist is not humanly possible.
Your mission was a success, and now you're famished.
Democrats and the media were famished, and wanted a feast.
He had ordered for snacks and soft drinks for the famished lawmakers as refreshments.
President Buhari could not bear the sight of famished Nigerians ravaged by unpaid salary-induced hunger.
Two grillers cooked up the sausages and flap jacks while another scrambled dozens of eggs which were quickly grabbed up by the famished crowd.
We’ve all been famished and have eaten something, anything, just to fill us up.
Genesis 25:26, NIV footnote Birthright In Genesis, Esau returned to his brother Jacob being famished from the fields.
Common combinations with famished
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: