starve to death

idiom

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

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Charlotte didn’t end up as a shark’s lunch and didn’t starve to death floating helplessly in the ocean. Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024 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 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 23 Jan. 2025.

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