hunger
Example Sentences
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They remind us that nostalgia for the food culture of our grandparents overlooks the prevalence of rickets, pellagra and food-poisoning in those days, to say nothing of hunger.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
"He suffered so much hunger here as a child. For the people of the neighborhood to receive a plate of food is special," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The popular medicines remove feelings of hunger by acting like a natural gut hormone that makes users feel full.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Researchers from the University of Concepción in Chile, working with colleagues at the University of Maryland, uncovered a previously unknown signaling pathway in the hypothalamus, the brain region that controls hunger and fullness.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
Roosevelt sat in his lightly packed canoe, weakened from fever, hunger, exhaustion, and worry.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing hunger
Nutrition - Introductory
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Nutrition - Middle School
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Nutrition - High School
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