short rations
Example Sentences
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Even for poetry - accustomed to existing on short rations - things were looking bleak.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2019
Cabinet ministers would be kept on short rations to make sure of their disinterested motives.
From Time Magazine Archive
The traditional granary of central Europe was on short rations and forced to import grain.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wispy-white-maned Antonio Segni, who looks like a Shakespearean bit-player on short rations, seemed the last man in the world to repair it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Minutes earlier, the crew had been on short rations eaten cold.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
