Words similar to famines

Example sentences for: famines

How can you use “famines” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

People who gorged themselves survived winter famines and reproduced more than others.
In the courtyard is a huge iron cauldron that was used for distributing rice gruel to the poor during famines in the 17th and 19th centuries.
But as the species grows to fill its biological space, nature itself provides limiting forces like single lifestyles, wars, and famines.