How to Use delinquency in a Sentence

delinquency

noun

• They tried to steer him away from delinquency by giving him a job in their store.
• She's been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
• The rate of delinquency, that is debt more than 30 days past due, rose across income groups.
  — Harriet Torry, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
• Both were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child.
  — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
• The quicker a homeowner gets in front of the delinquency, the better.
  — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• The 15-year-old will be charged with delinquency to wit and assault with a dangerous weapon (knife).
  — Maeve Lawler, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
• The Sun Sentinel’s review found such delinquency was the norm, not an anomaly.
  — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2022
• In contrast with Hansen, Weller said the rise in credit card debt and delinquency falls short of posing a threat to the economy.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
• The average delinquency rate across the 50 largest metro areas in the country is about 5 percent.
  — Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2023
• The previous three quarters had the lowest delinquency rates since the dataset began in 2003.
  — Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
• The delinquency rate on this category was 5.9% a year ago.
  — Robert Barone, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2023
• But as the Fed keeps raising rates and delinquency rates edge higher, those offers are likely to take a hit in the future, Schulz said.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 17 June 2022
• With the invasion of France, intelligence work was no longer a sideshow to the main dramas of crime, delinquency and vice.
  — Beverly Gage, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2022
• There are some pockets where the delinquency rates have started to move up in consumer credit cards and in auto loans.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
• The two adults were charged with felony theft by shoplifting, felony theft by receiving and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2023
• Lopez, 35, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and allowing a child to have access to a loaded firearm.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2023
• Credit card delinquencies are one area of concern, with credit card debt reaching a record high this year.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
• Thalia Aceves, 22, was charged with sale, delivery, possession of cannabis and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
  — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2022
• But the teen's legal guardian, who was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor, on the basis of the boy having access to the gun, was found not guilty.
  — Sarah Rankin, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
• Signs of slower consumer spending since Labor Day, amid a rise in loan delinquencies.
  — Christopher Anstey, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
• Among them are car repayment delinquency rates for risky borrowers, which have pushed to the highest figure in three decades.
  — Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
• The trend for auto loan delinquencies is being carefully watched by lenders and others.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
• The mortgage delinquency represents the second time in about a year that a real estate loan for the building has landed in default.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
• Hood, who had a valid concealed carry license at the time of the deadly encounter, was also charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
• Both Edwards and Johnson were arrested on Monday on three counts of child abuse and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  — Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2022
• The inverse — a lack of equity in the home without a financial setback that leads to delinquency — will again not end in a foreclosure.
  — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• One of the officials tried to pressure Jim Biden to repay the money by telling him that delinquency could embarrass his brother.
  — Joshua Goodman, arkansasonline.com, 12 Nov. 2023
• Rates of delinquency—when an account is 60 days or more past due—are on the rise, especially among young borrowers.
  — Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
• He was charged with two counts of statutory rape and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, WSMV reported.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 3 July 2023
• Households racked up a record $180.3 billion in credit card debt last year, according to WalletHub, and delinquencies are up sharply.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024