rationed

Example Sentences

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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

First come the long lines for rationed gas and groceries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

On the island of about 9.6 million people, diesel sales are now suspended and gasoline sales are drastically rationed.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

The only problem with the plan was that gasoline was being rationed.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple