go hungry
Example Sentences
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At the Golden State Annex in McFarland and at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, detainees said they spent at least $50 per week on commissary items so they wouldn’t go hungry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
People were forced to go hungry, choosing between paying for bills or for food, or not eating to ensure children were fed.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
But a doctor "told me that I needed to remember they are not there to accommodate me... that their only responsibility is to ensure that detainees do not go hungry," she said.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
On the other is a U.S. citizenry continuing to band together so the most vulnerable in their communities don’t go hungry.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025
“We’d have to go hungry ourselves,” my mother says.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
