famines
- plural of famine.
Example Sentences
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It asserted that widespread famines and mass starvation would doom huge swaths of mankind because the world’s population was growing too rapidly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
In extreme conditions such as droughts, famines or freezing temperatures, animals activate resilience programs like hibernation instead of investing energy in reproduction.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
India, for centuries, was wracked by famines and chronic food shortages, leaving generations to survive on meagre nutrition.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025
She said that, in the absence of American aid, she expects famines in places like the Congo to quickly worsen in places like Sudan.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
At the time, India was very, very poor, especially in the north, where famines and droughts had swept across the countryside and people were pushed off their land.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
