rationed
Example Sentences
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The fact that marginal cost pricing would lead to reselling, creating windfall profits for anyone lucky enough to get a rationed ticket, does not alter the principle.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
In 2025 New York City’s summer-jobs program—the nation’s largest—drew roughly 200,000 applications for about 100,000 slots, and rationed them by lottery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
The lack of electricity, except in rationed spurts, meant searing heat during the day followed by freezing cold during the night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
On the island of about 9.6 million people, diesel sales are now suspended and gasoline sales are drastically rationed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Back home in the United Kingdom, food, clothes, coal, gas, and electricity were in such short supply they had to be rationed.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
