famine
Example Sentences
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KAMPALA, Uganda—This country has long been a haven for Africans fleeing war and famine.
With nearly 12 million driven from their homes and famine conditions continuing in parts of the country, the Sudanese are desperate for something – anything - that could break the deadlock.
From BBC
Three months later, a famine was declared in Gaza City.
From BBC
And in 1783, an eight-month-long eruption of a volcanic fissure sent haze as far away as Syria and triggered a famine.
From New York Times
In the 1980s, while based in Rome and Athens, he made frequent trips to sub-Saharan Africa to cover devastating droughts, crop failures and famine.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
