without food
Example Sentences
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Going without food for several days does far more than force the body to burn fat.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
He said they were also held for about eight hours without food or water before being escorted onto a plane back to the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 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
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
The only time they sat in the dining room without food was when something was wrong.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
