hunger

Example Sentences

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"He suffered so much hunger here as a child. For the people of the neighborhood to receive a plate of food is special," he said.

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

Soleno, which develops treatments of rare diseases, is known for its Vykat XR drug to treat the extreme hunger caused by rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi syndrome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Researchers from the University of Concepción in Chile, working with colleagues at the University of Maryland, uncovered a previously unknown signaling pathway in the hypothalamus, the brain region that controls hunger and fullness.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The care lines, the grief lines, the deep hollows of hunger and disease were simply gone.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom