The refugee kids starved for months due to the lack of food in the camp. During the winter, the polar bears had to starve for some weeks before they could hunt effectively.
2. Medical Connotation
The woman found it hard to starve the nasty flu away by consuming more ginger. The victim's body had starved all nutrients due to a toxic worm infection.
3. Idiomatic Expressions
—“The problem with your job is you start to starve if you put in extra hours without a salary raise." —"The regulations will starve Cable and Internet companies of the ability to abuse their users’ data."