hunger

Example Sentences

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“But we might have to leave Naples before too long. Many suffer from hunger, Jewish and Christian. The other day, a Jewish peddler sold his son into slavery to feed the rest of his family.”

From Literature

Grandi says that what the “myth” of Italian cuisine obscures the most is hunger.

From Salon

The first is curiosity — specifically, a hunger to consider new ideas.

From MarketWatch

"Every month pensioners have to decide whether to die from hunger or from illness," union leader Josefina Guerra told AFP of the economic situation, with medicine also hard to come by.

From Barron's

Last February, Besigye was also reported critically ill after he went on hunger strike demanding justice.

From BBC