hunger

Example Sentences

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“This type of obsessive food-related thinking can override hunger cues and lead to patterns of overeating, undereating or emotional eating — especially for people who are overweight,” Tufts said.

From Los Angeles Times

He went on hunger strike this March while behind bars and was later released after being pardoned by Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi.

From Barron's

Meeting the humanitarian needs of a nation caught in hyperinflation, joblessness and hunger would be a priority.

From The Wall Street Journal

The conflict has created the world's largest hunger and displacement crises.

From Barron's

Even a recurrent but unadorned lyric like “I hunger and thirst” becomes an instant earworm.

From Salon