Examples of shortage in a Sentence
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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In recent years, Prairie Village has seen heated discussions and resident uproar over the city’s attempts to build a community center, address its affordable housing shortage and create the city budget.
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has taken responsibility for the jailbreak but also blamed a lack of resources, from faulty locks to staffing shortages, as well as the escapees' network of accomplices.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Two thousand soldiers—many of whom arrived with families in tow—exacerbated the city’s housing shortage and drove up prices for food and firewood.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The delays and air traffic controller shortages have also raised eyebrows about air travel safety.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has taken responsibility for the jailbreak but also blamed a lack of resources, from faulty locks to staffing shortages, as well as the escapees' network of accomplices.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Two thousand soldiers—many of whom arrived with families in tow—exacerbated the city’s housing shortage and drove up prices for food and firewood.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The delays and air traffic controller shortages have also raised eyebrows about air travel safety.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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