rations
Example Sentences
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There are fears queuing for water rations will become a reality unless a solution is found.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
From meagre rations, he plumped for Johnny Kenny.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
In his testimony, Mohammed said meals in the prison are “extremely insufficient,” going on to describe meager rations with “tiny pieces of bread” and “undercooked, dry rice.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
Last month, a UN official told the BBC that hundreds of thousands of people were "slowly starving" in Kenyan refugee camps after US funding cuts reduced food rations to their lowest ever levels.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025
This chart lists the rations that Roosevelt, Kermit, and Cherrie brought for their trip down the River of Doubt.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
