without food

Example Sentences

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Instead, the body seemed to enter a very different biological state after about three days without food.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

"During the journey, the passengers lost their bearings and remained at sea for six days without food or water," the coastguard stated.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

When I explained this to a Muslim friend, he replied that it “kinda sounds like diet Ramadan”—which demands that Muslims go without food or drink from sunup to sundown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

A vessel carrying food to the Svalbard in January had to stop en route due to technical issues, leaving the islands without food deliveries for days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

We were all going to die, the three of us, here in the straw, warm and cozy, but without food.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff