How to Use starvation in a Sentence
starvation
noun- The famine brought mass starvation.
- Millions of people face starvation every day.
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Heat stress that lasts more than a few weeks can lead the coral to die of starvation.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 11 May 2022
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While in the starvation bunker, Kolbe led the others in prayer.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Amid this void, the north is stalked by mass starvation.
—Mairav Zonszein, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
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The irony of course is that foreign meddlers are the ones who have caused the starvation.
—Marlene Daut, The Conversation, 26 July 2021
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Four million Bangladeshi workers were out of a job and on the verge of starvation.
—Emily Farra, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2020
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In 2011, failed rains led to a wave of starvation that led to a national tragedy.
—Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2023
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And one of the questions is whether the households have lost a child because of starvation.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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And drought in East Africa has left millions at risk of starvation.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
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Experts say the likely cause of the die off is starvation.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2021
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The men came within 97 miles of the pole but decided to turn back out of fear of starvation.
—Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2021
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have clout to jointly force an end to the starvation tactics.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
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The growths also could get in the way of their ability to see, eat or drink, which could lead to starvation.
—Chloe Gonzales, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022
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Tens of millions of people in Africa or in the Middle East will turn out to be on the brink of starvation — because of the West.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
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In most villages, dozens were killed by the bombings or died of starvation.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2021
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The legacy of starvation was never far from the surface.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
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Disease and starvation lead the entire colony to the brink of extinction.
—Lorraine Berry, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
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The charges include the use of starvation as a method of warfare and attacks on civilians.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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The ancient dramas of starvation and riches were to be taken off the boards.
—John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
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Food is scarce and the city is erupting with violence fueled by the fear of starvation.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2023
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The war has leveled vast swaths of the tiny enclave and pushed a quarter of residents to starvation.
—Matthew Lee, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2024
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Put simply, hunger and starvation are already here and kicking in the door.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2021
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Think of a sports team that lost teammates but has to play on — not for imaginary points but to avoid starvation.
—Adrian Treves, Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
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First, 49 million people are on the brink of starvation.
—Gayle E. Smith, Forbes, 21 June 2022
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Their mother, Edith, had died of starvation the year before.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2022
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In their first winter, half died due to cold, starvation and disease.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2021
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But cancer cells need to keep growing, which puts them at risk of starvation.
—Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021
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Israel has for weeks now blocked all humanitarian aid from entering the strip, and starvation looms.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
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The deceased dog, Zinna, likely died from dehydration and starvation, according to the report, which specified the dog's stomach was empty.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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