from hunger

phrase

: very bad or inept

The jokes were from hunger …

—Mordecai Richler

Examples of from hunger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With another harsh winter approaching, those still there face death from hunger or disease. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Those left in the city along Ukraine’s southeastern front face death from hunger or disease as another harsh winter looms. — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

And now those still left in the battered city along Ukraine’s southeastern front face death from hunger or disease as another harsh winter looms, with no agreement in sight for even a humanitarian evacuation. — Yuras Karmanau, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

One surgeon takes sitting-down breaks during an operation to avoid blacking out from hunger. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for from hunger

• monger
• younger