starvation
noun
Examples of starvation in a Sentence
Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
There is no explanation that would justify causing famine and starvation to the dying population of Gaza.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Aid into Gaza has been severely limited and much of the population is at risk of starvation, the United Nations has said.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Amid this void, the north is stalked by mass starvation.
—Mairav Zonszein, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Image The group was trying to help ease widespread hunger in Gaza, where Palestinians, particularly in the north, have been fighting starvation and regularly converge on the relatively few aid trucks that enter the territory.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Palestinian health officials reported earlier this month that 27 children have died due to malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza, but the true death toll from starvation is likely to be significantly higher, the United Nations has warned, and it is set to rise.
—Abigail Williams, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
Autopsies show that most died of starvation, while others were bludgeoned to death.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Sixteen were severely emaciated and likely died of starvation; 11 died of blunt force trauma — although two of those whales were also extremely underweight; at least three bore fatal wounds from killer whales and two were tangled in fishing gear.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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Word History
1762, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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