necessities

Example Sentences

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The lawsuit comes as consumers report struggling to afford basic necessities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

These ranchers have also grappled with high costs for necessities like animal feed, pasture maintenance and farm labor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Ideal sites needed reliable access to water and other necessities, along with landscape features that could help drive and contain bison herds.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

To adjust, most Americans turned to credit cards, fewer retail visits and a focus on necessities.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

But she never talked, this woman, except for the brief necessities of life.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck