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Meanings of famine in English
A man walks through a desolate city – the entire community is in ruins, with no food, water, or transportation available.
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Usage of famine in English
1
That spoke well for planning; no late winter or early spring famine.
2
In the summer of 1881 there was a famine in the land.
3
Persistent small energy imbalances could explain the increased weight of famine-exposed individuals.
4
Since then, tens of thousands have died from famine, war and disease.
5
The rich man lives in plenty, while the workman weeps in famine.
6
Boots suggest the jackboot of political domination and famine stalking the land.
7
There was famine and plenty in the land at the same time.
8
In the early 1990s, Somalia was consumed by civil war and famine.
9
Memories of the famine of the siege of '70 tormented the imagination.
10
During Gallus's third year as Caesar, there was a famine in Syria.
11
Both are going to be required to avert a famine, he said.
12
In peace and plenty, and in war and famine, they were men.
13
During the famine in Kansas, he was Chairman of the Relief Committee.
14
Somalia has endured more than two decades of civil war and famine.
15
No great external calamity has visited the nation; no pestilence or famine.
16
There was a potato famine in the south island at the time.
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Famine across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common