How to Use born of necessity in a Sentence
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Legend has it that the McRib was born of necessity in 1981 during a shortage of the chicken meat used to make McNuggets.
—Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Dec. 2021
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The graduate of Trinity High School in Euless said the protest was born of necessity.
—Rebecca Aguilar, Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2022
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Gordon said those skills, born of necessity, are what set his teachers apart from many in suburban districts.
—Leila Atassi, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2022
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For Jordyn, the need to clear capacity for the Black trans community was born of necessity.
—Essence, 12 Jan. 2023
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The Carlton Winemakers Studio was born of necessity in 2002.
—Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2021
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This pragmatism, born of necessity, will always be in fashion.
—Michael Kimmage, The New Republic, 26 Jan. 2021
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This entrepreneurial bent, often born of necessity, goes back a long way.
—New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
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In some sense, that approach was born of necessity once producers realized original cast member Lizzy Caplan wouldn’t be able to return.
—WIRED, 24 Feb. 2023
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During a recent panel discussion about the popularity of pods among black families, Lakisha Young of Oakland Reach, a parent-advocacy group, said the movement was born of necessity.
—Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
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Southern California’s assortment of water supplies was born of necessity.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2022
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