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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Topics of other protests included gender-affirming care for transgender individuals and starvation in Gaza.
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Four more Palestinians, including a child, have died of malnutrition and starvation in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, raising deaths from such causes to at least 435 people, including 147 children, since the war started.
—Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Aid groups say the Israeli military continues to restrict access to food, water, and humanitarian aid, worsening a crisis already marked by starvation and displacement.
—Kaity Kline, NPR, 18 Sep. 2025
The people of Attu were held as prisoners for the duration of the war, and many died from malnutrition and starvation.
—James Powel, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Four more Palestinians, including a child, have died of malnutrition and starvation in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, raising deaths from such causes to at least 435 people, including 147 children, since the war started.
—Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Aid groups say the Israeli military continues to restrict access to food, water, and humanitarian aid, worsening a crisis already marked by starvation and displacement.
—Kaity Kline, NPR, 18 Sep. 2025
The people of Attu were held as prisoners for the duration of the war, and many died from malnutrition and starvation.
—James Powel, USA Today, 18 Sep. 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 Sep. 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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