die from/of hunger

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: to die from lack of enough food : to starve to death

Examples of die from/of hunger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In many recent conflicts — in Darfur, Tigray, Congo and Yemen — as many or more die of hunger and disease as by violence. — Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025

But none of us can ever remember seeing colleagues die of hunger. — Nick Spicer, NPR, 22 July 2025

So people are now facing the choice between staying in the camp to die from hunger, or risk their lives by moving through Darfur areas besieged by the RSF, Suliman said. — Gabe Joselow, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025

If famine takes hold, the number of Gazans who die of hunger or disease could outstrip the Israel-Hamas war’s already breathtaking number of civilian deaths. — Hardin Lang, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2024

Anyone who does not die in the raids will die of hunger and thirst. — Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023