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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American military forces are building two floating platforms off the Gaza coast as a temporary port for delivering as many as 2 million meals a day to civilians facing starvation amid the Israel-Hamas war.
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Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
And one of the questions is whether the households have lost a child because of starvation.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
And one of the questions is whether the households have lost a child because of starvation.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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 6 May. 2024.
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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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