out of necessity

idiom

: because of conditions that cannot be changed : because it is necessary
He works two jobs out of necessity.

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What is today a dominant cloud computing platform started as essentially an internal cloud the online retailer built for itself out of necessity. Bysteve Mollman, Fortune, 11 June 2023 Get Golden, Manzi’s snack bar company, was born out of necessity. Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 21 Dec. 2022 Many people have switched to hunting bearded seals, partly out of necessity: There simply aren’t enough belugas to sustain the community anymore. Saima May Sidik, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2022 Still, mostly out of necessity, Mila, my then two-year-old, would sometimes join me on the campaign trail. Jessica Altagracia Woolford, refinery29.com, 8 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for out of necessity

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“Out of necessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20necessity. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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