starve to death

idiom

: to die from lack of food
The famine caused many to starve to death.

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Loading your audio article A Broward judge refused Monday to dismiss criminal charges against one of five defendants accused of allowing a 7-year-old child to starve to death last Christmas. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024 But Louis is saved, which means the coven buries him in a coffin of rocks to starve to death. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2024 Infected bats burn off vital energy stores and either freeze or starve to death. Benji Jones, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024 According to former followers and the parliamentary report, Mackenzie eventually told his people that the world was ending, and that everyone would soon die; the only way to insure a place in Heaven was to starve to death. Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for starve to death 

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“Starve to death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starve%20to%20death. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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