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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Widespread starvation Many of the patients the doctors saw showed signs of acute malnutrition, most of whom were children, Ali said.
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Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Hundreds have already died of starvation.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Israeli officials acknowledge there is hunger in parts of Gaza but reject assertions of famine or starvation.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Enough of the mass killing, the starvation, the dehumanization, the destruction, the ongoing occupation.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Hundreds have already died of starvation.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Israeli officials acknowledge there is hunger in parts of Gaza but reject assertions of famine or starvation.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Enough of the mass killing, the starvation, the dehumanization, the destruction, the ongoing occupation.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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 10 Sep. 2025.
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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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