meagre ration

Examples (10)

• During the war, families often had to survive on a meagre ration of bread.
• The refugees received a meagre ration of food and water each day.
• Soldiers in the trenches endured a meagre ration of supplies for weeks.
• Due to the drought, the villagers were given a meagre ration of rice.
• Despite the meagre ration, they managed to share what little they had.
• The children hoped for more, but the meagre ration was all that was available.
• He complained about the meagre ration of coffee, but there was no more.
• Life in the isolated camp meant a meagre ration of nearly everything.
• The government imposed a meagre ration on fuel during the crisis.
• Even a meagre ration was a blessing for those facing starvation.