hunger strike

noun

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

Examples of hunger strike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Anatoly Marchenko died from a hunger strike in 1986, and a couple of years later the satanic Soviet Union fell to pieces. Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024 The same goes for Fassbender’s dramatic, hard-to-watch weight loss as the hunger strike goes on. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024 Three of the protesters, who were on a hunger strike, hadn’t eaten for 13 days. Edmund Lee, New York Times, 3 May 2024 Erik, who went on a hunger strike when he and Lyle were first separated, was equally elated. Kc Baker, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hunger strike 

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Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

hunger strike

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

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