Examples of starvation in a Sentence
The famine brought mass starvation.
Millions of people face starvation every day.
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The lower threshold is the point where starvation is prevented while maintaining all biological and metabolic needs.
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Kim Pfotenhauer, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Whales can drag heavy gear for months, unable to dive or feed properly, leading to starvation, infection and drowning.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
The experience emulates the strategy, physical competition and even starvation sometimes.
—Charlotte Walsh, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
For a writer of Wilde’s stature, mental starvation was a greater torment than physical hardship.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
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Kim Pfotenhauer, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Whales can drag heavy gear for months, unable to dive or feed properly, leading to starvation, infection and drowning.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
The experience emulates the strategy, physical competition and even starvation sometimes.
—Charlotte Walsh, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
For a writer of Wilde’s stature, mental starvation was a greater torment than physical hardship.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
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 25 May. 2026.
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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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