necessities

Example Sentences

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“This extension will help ensure vital energy products, industrial materials, and agricultural necessities are maintained.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Prices have been steadily rising, making paying for basic necessities a challenge, with anything but immediate needs put off.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

"I pay 5,000 rupees in rent and spend another 4,000 on groceries and necessities," said a female worker who did not want to be named.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Hilton and Bianco both said they would radically reshape state government, in part by dismantling regulations that are hampering development and making basic necessities — housing, food, gas, electricity — too expensive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

But a very large proportion are by no means necessities of life.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson