starve

Example Sentences

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Core to that agreement is that the public be left with adequate access to food and water, and there can be no strikes to starve the population or force the displacement of civilians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“You’re going to probably starve the person to death before you starve the cancer to death,” she said.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer said the move would starve "Putin's war machine of the dirty profits that fund his barbaric campaign".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

I’ve had an entire career where if I sit around and wait for someone to come knocking on my door, I will starve.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

“They want our land for sheep, they want it for themselves. You will see. They will offer little help when we starve this winter. They will put us out on the road without a care.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff