Examples of shortage in a Sentence
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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For years, Democrats have tried to carve out loopholes in existing laws and promote new developments to address the housing shortage.
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
While that was a 2% rise since 2019, the U.S. faces a shortage of 439,000 construction workers.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Bad weather, the months long renovation of one of Newark's busiest runways for departing flights and a shortage of air traffic controllers have led to more than a week of of long delays and cancellations at the airport.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 8 May 2025
But the policy meant to protect farmers, combined with other factors including extreme weather, has led to a rice shortage since last year.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 May 2025
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
While that was a 2% rise since 2019, the U.S. faces a shortage of 439,000 construction workers.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Bad weather, the months long renovation of one of Newark's busiest runways for departing flights and a shortage of air traffic controllers have led to more than a week of of long delays and cancellations at the airport.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 8 May 2025
But the policy meant to protect farmers, combined with other factors including extreme weather, has led to a rice shortage since last year.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 May 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 13 May. 2025.
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