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
Meanwhile she kept buying pictures, and putting her servants on short rations so that she could do it.
From Time Magazine Archive
His veterans had a motto: "Man that is born of woman, and enlisteth in Jackson's army, is of few days and short rations."
From Time Magazine Archive
This minimum includes short rations for most civilians but a full bill of fare for industry, the Army, and restocking badly depleted inventories.
From Time Magazine Archive
A lot of times they were on very short rations, eating just hardtack and water day after day.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
