hunger

Example Sentences

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During the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, a French father who was based in Japan staged a hunger strike, calling attention to what he said was the kidnapping of his children by his ex-wife.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

She is allowed weekly visits to Duannis, who has staged several hunger strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Since then, the world returned to its trajectory towards eliminating hunger by 2030, one of the goals adopted by UN member states in 2015.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

But what he didn’t realize was remembering that I liked only a splash of milk and an extra shot of matcha fed a hunger in me I didn’t know I longed for.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

But in his belly, there’d been a hunger so deep it had made his vision bleary.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman