Example Sentences

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To adjust, most Americans turned to credit cards, fewer retail visits and a focus on necessities.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The routines Banda's residents have developed - starting work before sunrise, retreating indoors at midday, seeking shade wherever they can find it - are increasingly becoming necessities rather than adaptations.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

That’s a long way from the organization man, much less from John R. Lee’s ideal worker, “who has no fear for the necessities of life.”

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

They tend to have bargaining power with suppliers, sell necessities and are seen as value destinations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

They relied on local Indigenous people to help them find necessities such as water and medicinal herbs.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz