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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While some people have died of starvation and hunger, others have been killed trying to receive aid at distribution sites.
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
To conjure something like this, with terror and starvation plaguing you at every waking moment, is nothing short of astonishing.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
The most difficult thing was the starvation.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
These supply lines had been built over a century and, in 1347, prevented mass starvation.
—New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
To conjure something like this, with terror and starvation plaguing you at every waking moment, is nothing short of astonishing.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
The most difficult thing was the starvation.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
These supply lines had been built over a century and, in 1347, prevented mass starvation.
—New Atlas, 11 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 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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