ration

Example Sentences

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We carefully ration the biscuits, cheese, and dried figs we have brought for the voyage, hoping they will last us.

From Literature

There’s a story about someone who’s been rationing their insulin and the downsides of that.

From Los Angeles Times

She knew how to manage her limits, knew how to make her cravings productive, and how to ration her opportunities so as not to draw suspicion....

From Literature

Like all Cubans, Flores saves water in a tank, rationing it for drinking, cooking, washing and bathing.

From The Wall Street Journal

The impact of funding cuts has already led to the closure of mother and baby clinics in Afghanistan, and reductions in food rations for displaced people in Sudan.

From BBC