rationed
Example Sentences
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The fact that marginal cost pricing would lead to reselling, creating windfall profits for anyone lucky enough to get a rationed ticket, does not alter the principle.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Petrol and diesel are being rationed, and prices, already significantly higher than in neighbouring Thailand, have risen sharply.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 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
The lack of electricity, except in rationed spurts, meant searing heat during the day followed by freezing cold during the night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Electricity was rationed from six PM to six AM, though sometimes it did not come on at all.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
