: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger strikernoun
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The former officers responded with hunger strikes.—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 In 1981, Irish Republican Army militant Bobby Sands died at age 27 at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland on the 66th day of a hunger strike.—Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026 When hunger strikes, try Zorbaz’s infamous Lowden Zpecial pizza, featuring peanut butter and jalapeño.—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026 The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said there is no hunger strike at the Baldwin facility.—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike