short rations
Example Sentences
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Even for poetry - accustomed to existing on short rations - things were looking bleak.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2019
Wispy-white-maned Antonio Segni, who looks like a Shakespearean bit-player on short rations, seemed the last man in the world to repair it.
From Time Magazine Archive
On short rations, eating penguins and the last of the dogs, the officers and men dragged the ship's three boats, loaded with gear, northward on thin, drifting ice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many North Korean prisoners complained of short rations.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It’s short rations all around. Besides, you can graze.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
