bread and water
Example Sentences
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At the front of the room stood the bishop, who blessed the bread and water in Spanish before passing the trays around for the congregation.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
Millions are surviving on dry bread and water.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023
"During the day, people try to look for essential items such as bread and water, and at night people try to stay alive," she said.
From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2023
Hospitals were on the verge of losing electricity, threatening the lives of thousands of patients, and hundreds of thousands of people searched for bread and water.
From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2023
Like the prisoner she was, she lived on bread and water, though she was sure the water must be drugged.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
