There are millions of hungry people throughout the world.
That girl is always hungry.
The prisoners' families were hungry for more information.
They were hungry to learn more.
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An important element of the concept is that guests shouldn’t go hungry and definitely not starve.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 With a base of egg noodles and four different kinds of cheese mixed in, this hearty casserole will easily feed a hungry family.—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 The San Antonio Spurs are young, hungry, and confident.—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026 Through packing serious, scalable power into a mobile shipping container, VIVIFY is targeting remote industrial sites, disaster zones, forward military bases, and power-hungry data centers.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hungry
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English hungrig; akin to Old English hungor
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of hungry was
before the 12th century