bread and water
Example Sentences
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At the front of the room stood the bishop, who blessed the bread and water in Spanish before passing the trays around for the congregation.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
“My children are dying because of poverty. All I can feed them is dry bread, and water that I warm up by keeping it out under the sun,” Amina says, nearly shouting in anguish.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
"During the day, people try to look for essential items such as bread and water, and at night people try to stay alive," she said.
From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2023
Hospitals were on the verge of losing electricity, threatening the lives of thousands of patients, and hundreds of thousands of people searched for bread and water.
From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2023
The mother sided with Lucia and explained that the bread and water had formed the perfect baby.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
