emaciate (verb)

1. The model's drastic weight loss caused her to emaciate and her fashion show was canceled.

2. According to Greek mythology, Tantalus was punished by the gods and left to emaciate in Hades without receiving any food or drink.

3. During the famine in Ireland in the mid-19th century, many people were forced to emaciate due to the lack of food.

4. In the tragic love story, the heroine suffers from a terminal illness causing her to slowly emaciate, mirroring her dwindling hope for a happy ending.

1. During the famine in Ireland in the mid-19th century, many families were emaciated and suffered from malnutrition.

2. In the haunted house, the ghostly presence gradually emaciated the protagonist, draining their strength and leaving them weak.

3. The superhero's archenemy used a sinister and deadly weapon to emaciate the innocent citizens of the city.

4. In the novel, the protagonist's long journey through the desert caused them to emaciate, making their survival even more challenging.