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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Judaism calls upon us to feed the hungry and stand for the inherent dignity of every single human being.—Rachel Timoner, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025 Drivers on the points bubble will be extra hungry for a win to clinch their playoff spot, and hoping that another new winner doesn’t emerge from the field to push the cut line down.—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025 Doncic is hungry to prove himself and will now be able to do just that on arguably the biggest stage in the NBA.—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025 George Anton is hungry, but he’s become used to the sensation—the urgent, aching feeling in his stomach, the heaviness of his limbs.—Claire Porter Robbins, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025 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
Time Traveler
The first known use of hungry was
before the 12th century
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