How to use "famine" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "famine" in popular movie and book plots

  • A town cursed with barren women and famine is saved by a miracle birth to an old, ugly woman: the Mother.  - The Baby of Mâcon
  • Chaos, disease, and famine ensue, which readers witness through the adventures of a small group of survivors led by François Deschamps.  - Ashes, Ashes
  • Radioactive dusting of the Midwest and Central Plains causes a famine that kills millions.  - Warday
  • of famine and plague and blight.  - Bionicle Legends
  • Upon learning of what Davros had established on Necros, the Skaro forces decide to continue to control the galaxy's demand for famine relief.  - Revelation of the Daleks
  • The Silence" (Winter 1412) Andrei is once again at the Andronikov Monastery as famine and war grip the country.  - Andrei Rublev (film)
  • In July 2007, North Korea faces heavy turmoil as a result of heavy famine sweeping the country.  - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
  • The book is set in 1771 during famine in Bengal (see Famine in India, for more information about famine in India under the British regime).  - Anandamath
  • Many years of famine pass, which are further exacerbated by William's poor leadership.  - The Pillars of the Earth
  • This 'curse' brought famine and drought in the kingdom.  - Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail
  • There is a famine in the village and Raju is expected to keep a fast in order to make it rain.  - The Guide
  • Brand enters the valley in which he was born, and finds great famine and need.  - Brand (play)
  • But famine and unemployment grow, and anarchy spreads.  - Shikasta
  • During the devastating famine and drought, the family must flee to a large city in the south to find work.  - The Good Earth
  • Morgana bears a son, Mordred and a curse caused by Mordred's unnatural, incestuous origin, strikes the land with famine and sickness.  - Excalibur (film)
  • All is well until a drought and the resulting famine drive the family to the brink.  - The Good Earth (film)

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