born of necessity

idiom

: established because it was necessary in some way

Their relationship was born of necessity, but it has developed into a true and lasting friendship.

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The schtick was partly born of necessity, Jetta told me: The space is tiny (roughly 500 square feet), and the kitchen is smaller than many home kitchens—too cramped to cook food to order. —Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024

Here, across all this extraordinary abundance, is the modern manifestation of ancient wisdom, born of necessity, in wasting nothing — certainly no part of a butchered animal; no catchable fish or crustacean or mollusk; no fruit, however prickly its skin; no leafy plant, root vegetable or fungus. —Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024

For these farmers, the solar irrigation revolution in Yemen is born of necessity. —Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024

The quilters are Black women descended from slaves, and their craft is a tradition born of necessity. —Longreads, 1 Mar. 2024