Examples of starvation in a Sentence
The famine brought mass starvation.
Millions of people face starvation every day.
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Other messages described starvation, brutal military drills, constant drone attacks and recruits being punished for not understanding Russian commands.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
In the case of massive grid sabotage, AI could compound the chaos and lead to a starvation of city-dwellers unthinkable in modern times.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Crazy Horse was killed in 1877, and starvation brought about the surrender of others in 1881.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
Here, starvation is a tool of war, one of the many tactics the militias use before flattening a town.
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Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
In the case of massive grid sabotage, AI could compound the chaos and lead to a starvation of city-dwellers unthinkable in modern times.
—
Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Crazy Horse was killed in 1877, and starvation brought about the surrender of others in 1881.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Here, starvation is a tool of war, one of the many tactics the militias use before flattening a town.
—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 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 30 Jun. 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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