Examples of shortage in a Sentence
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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By last winter, after significant reconstruction, rolling blackouts were rare, and power shortages were mostly localized.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Gallup polling shows Gen Z really is driving a drinking recession (not to mention a cereal shortage).
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
But in some markets, especially in popular cities where the housing shortage remains acute, this phenomenon has not taken place.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
From the Southeast to the Pacific Coast, the shortage of affordable homes is restricting economic mobility and increasing inequality.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Gallup polling shows Gen Z really is driving a drinking recession (not to mention a cereal shortage).
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
But in some markets, especially in popular cities where the housing shortage remains acute, this phenomenon has not taken place.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
From the Southeast to the Pacific Coast, the shortage of affordable homes is restricting economic mobility and increasing inequality.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortage
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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