starve

Example Sentences

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Her neighbour Pushpa Devi says that at least they "will not starve" in their villages as they can share meals with relatives.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“You’re going to probably starve the person to death before you starve the cancer to death,” she said.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The book’s opening lines capture his zero-sum Malthusian thinking: “The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I’ve had an entire career where if I sit around and wait for someone to come knocking on my door, I will starve.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

“I thought I might scrape off some of his delicacy. He can starve on delicacy.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck