go hungry
idiom
: to suffer every day due to not having enough food to eat
Too many people in the world go hungry every day.
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For every must-visit spot listed below, my instructions are simple: plan now, go hungry, and thank me later.
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Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
How focused are students going to be in the classroom if and when the federal government cuts SNAP to the bone and lets some of those kids go hungry?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
Proceeds went to numerous charities selected by the Unbridled Charitable Foundation, including this year’s primary beneficiary Blessings in a Backpack, which mobilizes communities, individuals and resources to provide food on the weekends for elementary school kids who might otherwise go hungry.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 6 May 2025
Some of those programs even provide lunches for children who may otherwise go hungry.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
How focused are students going to be in the classroom if and when the federal government cuts SNAP to the bone and lets some of those kids go hungry?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
Proceeds went to numerous charities selected by the Unbridled Charitable Foundation, including this year’s primary beneficiary Blessings in a Backpack, which mobilizes communities, individuals and resources to provide food on the weekends for elementary school kids who might otherwise go hungry.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 6 May 2025
Some of those programs even provide lunches for children who may otherwise go hungry.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go hungry
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“Go hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20hungry. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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