go hungry
idiom
: to suffer every day due to not having enough food to eat
Too many people in the world go hungry every day.
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While the guests at President Trump’s retreats across the globe dine on food from Fauchon in settings such as the George V hotel in Paris, many local seniors, all citizens of the United States, will go hungry.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Where to eat in Tucson Visitors won’t go hungry in Tucson.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
For traditional Busan fare, go hungry to Gukje Market Food Street.
—Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
The meal program is intended to alleviate financial pressures on families and to ensure children do not go hungry at school.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Where to eat in Tucson Visitors won’t go hungry in Tucson.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
For traditional Busan fare, go hungry to Gukje Market Food Street.
—Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
The meal program is intended to alleviate financial pressures on families and to ensure children do not go hungry at school.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for go hungry
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“Go hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20hungry. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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