rationed

Example Sentences

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Blackouts have hit Pakistan, the Philippines has imposed a four-day workweek, and countries including Slovenia and Bangladesh have rationed fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“Offal wasn’t rationed during the war, and my mother resorted to the sort of food she’d eaten as a child: tripe and onions, brains, tongue and braised rabbit,” he told the Independent in 2009.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

During the Covid-19 pandemic, for example, convenience stores were used to distribute rationed face masks nationwide.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

One member of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the access was "fully rationed and strictly time-limited".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Her only roll was already half-gone, and she rationed it strictly now, counting the sheets.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld