matter of necessity
Example Sentences
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The Home Office and Department for Education had opposed the legal challenge, saying the use of hotels for unaccompanied children was lawful and "a matter of necessity".
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023
Figuring out what to bring was a matter of necessity and a surrender to the fact that the pieces of the lives they built couldn’t fit in a backpack.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022
Now that he was running for Senate, such contrition was a matter of necessity.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2020
It’s really been a great experience because it’s just been a matter of necessity.
From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2015
In the set of Vincent’s shoulders, in the abrasiveness of his demeanor, Obinze sensed that Vincent had learned very early on, as a matter of necessity, to solve his own problems.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
