hunger strike

noun

: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger striker noun

Examples of hunger strike in a Sentence

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In 2024, around 90 prisoners went on hunger strike to protest their conditions, the IDOC told the Statesman. Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025 The agency has already held several labor disruptions, including hunger strikes and human chains, in protest of an ordinance on May 12 that would abolish the organization and establish two new entities in its place. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025 Joining the hunger strike pushed him further into politics, Johnson said. Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 On learning that his mother had been hospitalized, Alaa began a hunger strike in prison. Margaret Busby june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hunger strike was in 1889

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“Hunger strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunger%20strike. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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hunger strike

noun
: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to stay alive

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