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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Andrew dies of dehydration and starvation when he’s trapped in the attic after Millie leaves him with no food or water.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2025
Without the headlines generated by war and starvation in Gaza, the administration is unlikely to sustain its efforts.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
While a combination of battle, starvation, cold and a typhus epidemic were considered factors in the costly, tragic loss of hundreds of thousands of men, genetic evidence has suggested newfound culprits.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 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
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2025
Without the headlines generated by war and starvation in Gaza, the administration is unlikely to sustain its efforts.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
While a combination of battle, starvation, cold and a typhus epidemic were considered factors in the costly, tragic loss of hundreds of thousands of men, genetic evidence has suggested newfound culprits.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 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
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 31 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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