starve
Example Sentences
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Americans are not going to starve because of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 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
"If I don't find a job here, I'll have to emigrate again. We have no choice. We can't starve," he added.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
People feel "trapped" and farmers fear livestock could "starve" after a significant landslip closed the main route in and out of a village several weeks ago.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
In my mind was Granny Mallon’s voice: “Without potatoes we will starve to death.”
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Vocabulary lists containing starve
"When Cultures Meet"
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