necessity

Example Sentences

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Apple TV+ still feels like a luxury, not a necessity, but there are a lot of really good — and potentially good — shows here.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The Philippines' sole oil refinery has secured nearly 2.5 million barrels of Russian crude out of "extreme necessity", a stock exchange filing revealed Monday, as the country seeks to replenish fast-dwindling fuel reserves.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Performances on the pitch, with the club 12th in the Premier League, indicate that spending big again will be a necessity.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Twice in the last 50 years, crises in the Mideast, one of them centered in Iran, have turned Americans into frantic hunter-gatherers for another necessity: fuel for their gas tanks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

It was lovely and expressive and born of grim necessity.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French