necessity
Example Sentences
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Several booths away, AFP spoke to three Ukrainians, including one who said drone technology has become an "everyday necessity" since the war began.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
But it is pertinent to say Berta's appointment was a necessity following Edu's decision to leave Arsenal in November 2024 to join Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis' stable of clubs.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
This reveals what someone considers a necessity versus a luxury, which often differs by gender and income level.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Making clothes was a means to an end, a necessity, and later, raising three girls after a divorce from her ceramist husband Richard Saar, was a matter of survival.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
She had been serving the goddess thus for many years when a Greek galley put in at the inhospitable shore, not under stern necessity, storm-driven, but voluntarily.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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