Examples of understaffed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Like a lot of public mental-health facilities across the country, H.S.H. is overcrowded and understaffed: It was meant to have around 170 beds but recently accommodated more than 230. — New York Times, 26 July 2022 At the same time, thanks to Joe Biden and Tim Ryan's attack on America's police, our local law enforcement is understaffed and underfunded. — Aubrie Spady, Fox News, 23 July 2022 But when these centers are understaffed and under-resourced, a catchall approach may not be helping students much. — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 12 July 2022 In many cases, implementing an RBVM can reduce the number of necessary FTEs, helping unburden already understaffed and underfunded teams. — Lisa Xu, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Schools in Harford County are extremely overcrowded and understaffed. — Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022 Most of that work will fall to the Illinois Gaming Board, a state agency that has historically been understaffed and underfunded. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2022 Critics on the left were appalled by the decrepit, overcrowded and understaffed hospitals. — Richard J. Mcnally, WSJ, 13 May 2022 In Nigeria, such institutions today are typically understaffed and overcrowded, and routinely include abuse such as chaining patients to the floor. — Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2022 See More

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