How to Use malnourished in a Sentence

malnourished

adjective
  • The first step was to feed the malnourished pup.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • All were weak and malnourished, plus covered in fleas and dirt.
    — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Many, but not all, of the whales that washed up appeared malnourished.
    — Gene Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Many, but not all, of the whales that washed up appeared malnourished.
    — Gene Johnson, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2022
  • This is what happens to a malnourished body.
    — Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Klim said that the city not long ago received a call about a malnourished and unhealthy dog.
    — Barbara Boyer, Philly.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Amawi often saw malnourished children who lacked the strength to play.
    — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Kids who are malnourished and treated.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Photos showed two pale, malnourished girls shackled to bunk beds.
    — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 21 June 2018
  • The dog was found severely malnourished with burn marks on its back and broken teeth.
    — Anna Bauman, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2019
  • Still, the image of the malnourished dog that couldn’t even stand was hard for the family to process.
    — Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The family’s dog was also found in the truck, malnourished but alive.
    — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • None of the kids were malnourished or suffering from stunted growth.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 June 2017
  • Still, most of the world’s malnourished children lack access to these programs.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The beaver is said to be malnourished but is expected to make a full recovery.
    — Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The autopsy found the girl was malnourished and had been abused over a long period of time.
    — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The dog appeared to be malnourished, as its rib cage and spinal column were visible.
    — cleveland, 28 Sep. 2019
  • The child was likely abused and malnourished, and the cause of death was ruled to be probable homicide.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 28 June 2021
  • The malnourished woman ran to a neighbor’s house and said she had been restrained in the man’s basement.
    — Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But for every malnourished child receiving treatment, there are many more who cannot get help.
    — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Diesel, then a malnourished and frightened stray, approached Sgt.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • All of the children — except the youngest, who is just 2 years old — were malnourished, police say.
    — Josh Magness, miamiherald, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Zona was emaciated and malnourished at the time of her death, police said.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Listless, Fatima was too malnourished to cry, scream, or to even reach for the bread.
    — National Geographic, 27 Mar. 2019
  • Like most 2 2s, the i8 has barely enough rear seat leg room for a malnourished microbe.
    — Al Haas, Philly.com, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Mama bear was down with pneumonia and was too malnourished to lactate.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Like most 2+2s, the i8 has barely enough rear seat leg room for a malnourished microbe.
    — Al Haas, Philly.com, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Aid groups say thousands of children are malnourished and most people are surviving on one meal a day or less.
    — Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Many of the whales have appeared skinny and malnourished, scientists have said.
    — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2019
  • Mathews told police that Sherin was malnourished and had to be on a special diet to gain weight.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 22 Oct. 2017

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