ration

Example Sentences

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We were issued ration cards too, but at least that first year, the coupons represented food and merchandise actually available in the stores.

From Literature

The strictest method short of rationing was probably the even-odd buying system adopted in California and other states around the spring of 1974.

From Los Angeles Times

He speculated that the U.S. and Europe would be forced to ration food and encouraged couples to limit themselves to one or two children.

From The Wall Street Journal

Motorists are also now required to register for a National Fuel Pass which rations the amount of fuel that people can buy.

From BBC

In an attempt to keep inflation low, then-President Richard Nixon instituted rationing.

From Salon