essentials
Example Sentences
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She had to go back to her native village in the country's north to bring back rice and other essentials to feed her family.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
An improvement in the finances of working people at the lower end of the economic scale might help explain why their spending on both essentials and discretionary items has accelerated recently, some economists said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
She went on to say essentials such as housing, energy and transport were too expensive and there was a need "to make them more affordable through public control".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
For parks like Fiesta Village, the rising cost of essentials such as food ultimately makes survival harder, said Dennis Speigel, president of International Theme Park Services, a consulting firm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
He knew it was an extravagance, that he should only take essentials, but he had to have it.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
