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Example sentences from the Web for rationsWithout meat, Sitting Bull gave up his dream of independence and asked the Canadian government for rations. Sitting Bull's Cinco De Mayo|David Frum|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST They queued at roadside snack stands for rations of peanuts, a holiday tradition. North Korea Lavishly Celebrates Kim Il Sung's Birthday|David Frum|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST The two posses decided to join forces and set off hauling their rations down the street. Occupy Wall Street Takes on Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts|Caitlin Dickson|November 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST This system means the poorer tributes are more likely to be picked since they need the rations. ‘The Hunger Games’ Movie for Dummies|Geoff Berkshire|March 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Witnesses of the bloodshed said soldiers tried to steal some 290 tons of rations being doled out at a famine refugee camp. Somalia Famine Aid Stolen: U.N.||August 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST By the 17th of August, the rations were reduced to musty flour enough for ten days, a few dried apples, and plenty of coffee. The Romance of the Colorado River|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh The practice of allowing them rations and forage was discontinued. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5)|John Marshall I was confident that he would be satisfied as long as the rations were supplied. Down The River|Oliver Optic A crowd of about one thousand people had gathered about the place after the day's rations. The Johnstown Horror|James Herbert Walker To the Army Mule in camp, if anywhere, rest, rations and felicity should come. The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle
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pl n(sometimes singular) a fixed daily allowance of food, esp to military personnel or when supplies are limitedSee also iron rations Words nearby rationsrationalize, rational number, rational operation, rational therapy, rationing, rations, ratio scale, ratio test, Ratisbon, Rat Islands, ratite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rationsconsignment, quota, allowance, restrict, allot, conserve, give out, division, cut, apportionment, supply, food, assignment, share, drag, dole, helping, provender, portion, part |