food

Example Sentences

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"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

She added that spending money on food and long-term rent helps mitigate the seasonality of tourism, bringing consistent revenue to local businesses.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“So this may become an inevitability if we want to stabilize our food supply.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The lesson from that period is clear: when policymakers restrict access to nutrition assistance while economic pressures persist, food insecurity rises.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

One thing is for certain, we were never going to find either food or water back down on that road.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo