Sentence examples for starve him from inspiring English sources

Starve him of his very sustenance: attention.

His plan was to bottle Caesar up in Italy and starve him out.

You shouldn't starve him, but neither should you spend too much time thinking about the quality of the food".

At this point, that decision is looking less like heroism than sadism, a bit like saving a trauma patient's life only to subsequently starve him to death.

Their biggest threat is counterattacking through Hogg but eventually teams will attempt to starve him of opportunities by favouring more contestable kicks.

Late in August 1811, Shelley eloped with Harriet Westbrook, the younger daughter of a London tavern owner; by marrying her, he betrayed the acquisitive plans of his grandfather and father, who tried to starve him into submission but only drove the strong-willed youth to rebel against the established order.

The pair starved him for months.

Everton's results this season slowly starved him of oxygen.

Sharon had balked, for fear that she'd be starving him.

They clearly hoped to force Mr. Florio from the race, too, by starving him of cash.

The prosecutor argued — and the jury believed — that Crown's parents intentionally starved him to death.