Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for hunger strike. Search instead for hungerkralle.
Definitions

hunger strike

NOUN
fasting for a cause
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

They are building demands around the issue and others, using picket lines and hunger strikes to help persuade Kaiser to use the powerful technology responsibly.

From Los Angeles Times

Last February, Besigye was also reported critically ill after he went on hunger strike demanding justice.

From BBC

Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.

From Barron's

There are about 200 hunger strikes a year in prisons and nine people have died as a result of the protests since 1999.

From BBC

It wasn’t until he went on a hunger strike that his right to legal representation was granted.

From Los Angeles Times