Examples of hunger strike in a Sentence
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The group organized statewide hunger strikes and pressed their case to lawmakers and in the media over conditions in the maximum-security prison at Pelican Bay.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
Cynthia Nixon is joining progressive lawmakers for a hunger strike in Washington, D.C., to demand a permanent cease-fire in Gaza.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2023
Cynthia Nixon is going on a hunger strike to protest the Israel–Hamas war.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2023
It’s been a decade since prisoners incarcerated under the worst conditions in California organized a massive hunger strike that roped in thousands of participants and helped scale back the use of solitary confinement statewide.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
Dozens of students, like Ide, are now urging the UC regents to move forward with the proposal by engaging in a hunger strike.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
Some activists participated in a hunger strike in an effort to force Sinema to change her position.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
While in prison, Navalny went on a hunger strike that captured international attention to protest the conditions of his imprisonment.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
My mom moved the lettuce around her plate, continuing her hunger strike.
—Kate Brody, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
Cynthia Nixon is joining progressive lawmakers for a hunger strike in Washington, D.C., to demand a permanent cease-fire in Gaza.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2023
Cynthia Nixon is going on a hunger strike to protest the Israel–Hamas war.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2023
It’s been a decade since prisoners incarcerated under the worst conditions in California organized a massive hunger strike that roped in thousands of participants and helped scale back the use of solitary confinement statewide.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
Dozens of students, like Ide, are now urging the UC regents to move forward with the proposal by engaging in a hunger strike.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
Some activists participated in a hunger strike in an effort to force Sinema to change her position.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
While in prison, Navalny went on a hunger strike that captured international attention to protest the conditions of his imprisonment.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
My mom moved the lettuce around her plate, continuing her hunger strike.
—Kate Brody, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
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hunger strike
noun
: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to stay alive
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