Examples of shortage in a Sentence
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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Asian chip stocks have soared in recent months amid a global shortage for the technology that underpins the AI boom.
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semafor.com, 29 May 2026
To work around these limitations, epidemiologists in the field have turned to broader-spectrum diagnostic kits and alternative rapid assays, though shortages of testing supplies and the logistical difficulties of operating in remote outbreak regions continue to hamper response efforts.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 2026
But the rush to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools and infrastructure has boosted demand for memory storage as well, leading to a global shortage of the kind of semiconductors that provide it.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Those include a nationwide shortage of health care workers that has made hiring and retention difficult for the last 15 years across the entire health care sector.
—Patricia Kime, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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semafor.com, 29 May 2026
To work around these limitations, epidemiologists in the field have turned to broader-spectrum diagnostic kits and alternative rapid assays, though shortages of testing supplies and the logistical difficulties of operating in remote outbreak regions continue to hamper response efforts.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 2026
But the rush to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools and infrastructure has boosted demand for memory storage as well, leading to a global shortage of the kind of semiconductors that provide it.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Those include a nationwide shortage of health care workers that has made hiring and retention difficult for the last 15 years across the entire health care sector.
—Patricia Kime, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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 2 Jun. 2026.
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