Examples of shortage in a Sentence
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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The need for the factory, the Navy explains, is a major labor shortage for key skills like welding, precision machining workers, and other specialist engineers.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
Attacks on oil infrastructure risk extending the fuel shortage and prolonging a potential bout of inflation, which would strain household budgets and shrink economic output, some analysts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The staffing shortages have led to long wait times for flyers.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Long security lines tied to Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages are disrupting spring break travel nationwide.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
Attacks on oil infrastructure risk extending the fuel shortage and prolonging a potential bout of inflation, which would strain household budgets and shrink economic output, some analysts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The staffing shortages have led to long wait times for flyers.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Long security lines tied to Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages are disrupting spring break travel nationwide.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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