starvation
noun
star·va·tion
stär-ˈvā-shən 
Examples of starvation in a Sentence
The famine brought mass starvation.
Millions of people face starvation every day.
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Over the past few decades, this simple product has helped to bring millions of children back from the brink of starvation.
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Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Zinna died of thirst and starvation, but the day would never be determined.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The first wave of this assault is a strategy of erasure through fiscal starvation.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Both could have been deadly among soldiers suffering from starvation and severe cold.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Zinna died of thirst and starvation, but the day would never be determined.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The first wave of this assault is a strategy of erasure through fiscal starvation.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Both could have been deadly among soldiers suffering from starvation and severe cold.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for starvation
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“Starvation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starvation. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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starvation
noun
star·va·tion
stär-ˈvā-shən
: the act or an instance of starving : the state of being starved
Medical Definition
starvation
noun
star·va·tion
stär-ˈvā-shən
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