Sentence examples for on a needy from inspiring English sources

She's got too many of her own "issues" to take on a needy surrogate daughter.

When her father dies, he makes her an heiress, and this young woman who, in different circumstances, would have been someone else's property is now capable of conferring property of her own on a needy upper-class suitor.

To make sure these items are on a needy family's table in time for Thanksgiving they should be donated at least one to two weeks ahead of time.

You need extra time for an emotionally disturbed dog, so if you have a lot of pets and can't focus on a needy dog, think twice about this kind of adoption.

Some coffee shops allow their customers to buy an extra coffee which is kept on standby for a needy person who comes in, according to Facebook users.

She's the subject of every op-ed on "girls today" — a needy narcissist, all bravado and entitlement.

The franchise rested its hopes on Stephon Marbury, a needy point guard who shot too much and had the distinction of improving teams by being traded away from them.

Let me beg you like a needy child on this, let me tug on the hems of your dress until you can't ignore me anymore: Even the moments that drag, meandering on, don't negate life's brevity.

If you want the most recession-abating bang for your government-issued buck, spend it on a truly needy person, perhaps an unemployed person who doesn't qualify for benefits or someone at risk of losing his business.

I watched Britney earlier this week as a needy receptionist on How I Met Your Mother and was genuinely happy to see that this recovering pop tart came off as once again being plenty cute and functionally funny.

A beatific light came into her face when she realized that she could give, that she could bring cheer, that she could put a healing finger on a case needier than hers, and — like Mrs. DePaul and Mrs. Weston, like Charlie himself and like Mrs. Deckker, when Mrs. Deckker was to think, subsequently, of the poor Shannons — first love, then charity, and then a sense of power drove her.