How to Use food insecurity in a Sentence

food insecurity

noun
  • Famine is the most severe form of acute food insecurity.
    — Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • But without them, yields fall, food prices rise and food insecurity spreads.
    — John W.h. Denton Ao, Fortune, 6 June 2026
  • In Arizona, one in nine adults and one in six kids face food insecurity.
    — Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The threat of food insecurity isn’t a new one–it’s been plaguing workplaces for years.
    — Dilip Rao, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Strouse has seen first-hand what happens when her students have faced food insecurity.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The movie also shines a light on issues like food insecurity.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 May 2025
  • Proceeds go to support the work of the farm — to care for the earth and those living with food insecurity.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Are any of us who are lucky enough to have enough food in a position to judge those who struggle with food insecurity?
    — David G. Allan, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
  • All but two of the six states with the highest rates of food insecurity opted out of the benefits.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
  • The new method could fight food insecurity and save waterways.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Jan. 2026
  • While food insecurity remains, the progress is a sign of the farm sector’s resilience.
    — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The rate of food insecurity decreased in most counties despite the statewide jump.
    — Megan Banta, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2023
  • This gives our students the chance to share a favorite snack with local kids who are facing food insecurity.
    — Jose Bolanos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, one in seven people is facing food insecurity.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But even before the shutdown, food insecurity was at its highest rate in nearly a decade.
    — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Yet even here, food insecurity exists, and recent events have shown how fragile our systems can be.
    — Joe Dymek, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In Arizona, one in nine adults and one in six kids already suffer from food insecurity.
    — Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
  • People in those places are already struggling with food insecurity and high local food prices.
    — Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Their aim is to raise funds and awareness to help Chicagoans facing housing and food insecurity.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The closure comes as food insecurity remains at record levels statewide.
    — Ray Campos, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Almost 1 in 5 households with children face food insecurity, and many of them turn to food banks for help.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
  • And those areas already have higher rates of food insecurity and poverty.
    — Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Pittsburgh's three major league sports teams are teaming up to help fight food insecurity ahead of summer break and a lack of school lunches.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • This might drive food prices up, placing even more pressures on food shelves and residents struggling with food insecurity.
    — Maddie Mullikin, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
  • One in three New Yorkers face food insecurity.
    — Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • As a result, food insecurity—and its downstream health effects—is increasing across the globe.
    — Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • And then there’s the food insecurity that has reached staggering levels for millions of Haitians.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Opponents to the bill said the change doesn’t address food insecurity or poor nutrition.
    — Makenzie Huber, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
  • All this comes as experts continue to sound the alarm over the prospect of food insecurity impacting millions.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The drought has triggered widespread food insecurity, with Somalia on the brink of famine.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2023

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