How to Use ration in a Sentence

ration

1 of 2 noun

• The horse was fed its ration of oats.
• The soldiers were given their rations for the day.
• Shops have closed and food rations have run low.
  — ABC News, 13 May 2026
• Code Noir set their food rations at half an adult’s.
  — ABC News, 28 May 2026
• In the camps, we were given rations of bread and watery soup.
  — Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
• So it was very often given to soldiers as part of their rations.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2026
• The migrants were offered three meals a day, but the rations were meagre.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
• The state still is trying to ration tests even though demand has dropped in recent days.
  — Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Jan. 2022
• But in a split second, a scuffle broke out and a few people made off with all the rations.
  — Carlos Mureithi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2023
• And now people don’t get anything through the ration book, hardly.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
• Others were brusque, stingier with the rations — sometimes days with just a piece of bread.
  — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• The country was not in any acute danger of needing to ration supplies.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2022
• But the bride was allowed 100 extra ration coupons for her trousseau.
  — Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022
• Using the lunar module as a lifeboat, the crew stretched the rations that remained.
  — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023
• To get the material for her satin dress, Elizbaeth used ration coupons.
  — Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022
• That's a polite way of saying schlepping rations.
  — New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2026
• The Union regiment had not moved in three days, and the men had only three days of rations left.
  — Robert Pushkar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
• Some members of her family who could find rapid tests tested just once because of the need to ration tests.
  — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 17 Jan. 2022
• Soy is an essential part of meeting that need through feed rations for those animals.
  — Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
• High insulin costs force many people to ration doses, which can be dangerous for their health.
  — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2023
• When the men received a ration of whiskey, Comstock refused to drink the spirit.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2023
• Our rations keep shrinking, and with them, the frequency of our bathroom visits.
  — Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
• There are food-ration books and recipe books, some published by the government, to help people cook with those rations.
  — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2022
• That cap will not extend to younger Americans who are more likely to ration insulin.
  — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
• The high cost has forced many people with diabetes to ration or skip drug doses, which help the body manage blood sugar.
  — Melissa Alonso, CNN, 18 Mar. 2023
• The Army gave officers who brought along their slaves a monthly ration or its cash equivalent.
  — Craig Fehrman, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
• The Army gave officers who brought along their slaves a monthly ration or its cash equivalent.
  — Craig Fehrman, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
• Experts in Nebraska warned that its hospitals soon may need to ration care.
  — Ed White, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2021
• Some operators have had to ration supplies and others to close gas stations.
  — NBC News, 27 Sep. 2021
• The army mobilized search and rescue teams, and the king ordered water, food rations and shelters to be sent to those who lost homes.
  — Sam Metz and Mosa'ab Elshamy, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023

ration

2 of 2 verb

• During the war, the government rationed gasoline.
• Don’t hold back or ration your gifts.
  — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
• Some stores were rationing eggs, and prices went through the roof.
  — Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
• Food had to be rationed in Tbilisi.
  — Lori Rackl, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
• Other towns and cities are rationing water just in case.
  — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
• Bread rationing marked the depths of sacrifices on the home front.
  — Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2024
• Food was so scarce that it was rationed and could be purchased only with stamps.
  — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2020
• Those costs have led McLeod to ration her other care.
  — Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
• If there are not enough providers and there’s not enough money, somebody has to ration it.
  — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
• The entire district was rationing food, and people did not have a lot to eat.
  — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
• My mom, dad and aunt were all smokers and of course cigarettes were rationed.
  — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020
• Villagers had to ration food that had been stored at the schoolhouse for students.
  — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2026
• Water is scarce, rationed to just three hours a day in some districts, and packs of stray dogs roam the city.
  — Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
• We were rationed, so bacon was usually a no-no.
  — Ruthie Rogers, Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026
• Growing restless as the weeks passed, men brandished knives over the ham when the cook tried to ration it.
  — Sarah Gilman, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2020
• Inflation spiked, growth slowed, and consumers faced rationing at the pump.
  — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• The plans are effectively rationing health care, these providers said.
  — Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
• Even in that moment of crisis, safety was rationed.
  — Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
• The Cuban people today are rationing food.
  — NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
• On top of that, tens of millions of Americans ration their care.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
• Some are forced to ration the auto-injectors or go without them.
  — Tonya Bauer, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2023
• The alarming increase has meant the hospital must ration its care.
  — NBC News, 3 Aug. 2021
• There’s a story about someone who’s been rationing their insulin and the downsides of that.
  — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• Gas stations are rationing fuel.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
• Nurses and doctors are reusing masks, avoiding patients and rationing gear.
  — J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 1 May 2020
• Traditional tank heaters force you to ration.
  — New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2026
• Though all of the state’s hospitals can now ration health care resources as needed, some might not need to take that step.
  — Rebecca Boone, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2021
• They cannot be left to clinicians forced to ration suffering in real time.
  — Parker Crutchfield, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
• Demand for eggs is so high that some stores have resorted to rationing customers to two dozen per shopping trip.
  — NBC News, 15 May 2020
• Israel says Iran may be rationing munitions gearing up for a long war.
  — Npr Staff, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026