Example Sentences

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Both women said that so many people have provided them with food and basic necessities since the incident.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

For some, that includes cutting back on other necessities such as food, budgeting strictly to afford half a tank of gas a week and rethinking side hustles such as food delivery service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Rather than using the loans to invest in small businesses, many borrowers spend the money on medical expenses and other necessities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Ideal sites needed reliable access to water and other necessities, along with landscape features that could help drive and contain bison herds.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

We can set up factories to manufacture our own necessities!

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey