rations

Example Sentences

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After being a Tab obsessive for years before its discontinuation, Ward now carefully rations Coke Zero to avoid drinking three a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"We spent so many months with no fresh rations as the ships failed to reach here, or the limited vegetables they were carrying were spoiled during the long journey," she recalled.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Pensioners and families living on fixed incomes are hit the hardest, forced to stretch rations, skip meals or rely on remittances from relatives abroad — if they are lucky enough to have them.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

There are fears queuing for water rations will become a reality unless a solution is found.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

One evening Paixão Paishon caught Julio red-handed stealing from the boxes of rations.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple