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
Sparkling water is often seen as a helpful tool because it can create a feeling of fullness, which may reduce hunger.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Artificial-intelligence data centers with a hunger for power that grows every day.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
From that point in the novel to its wrenching end, June searches for her baby with the passionate abandon of a first-time mother and the aching hunger of every mother separated from her child.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Even though the emptiness in Nathan’s stomach made his tummy growl, a new emptiness had formed in his chest, and it overwhelmed his hunger.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing hunger
Nutrition - Introductory
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Nutrition - Middle School
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Nutrition - High School
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