How to Use austerity in a Sentence
austerity
noun- They lived through years of austerity after the war.
- The austerity of their lifestyle was surprising.
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And, the bathing place was 3 Li west of the spot where Siddhārtha took austerities.
—Paul Salopek, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2019
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There’s little hint of austerity on the rest of the campus.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Nov. 2023
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There is austerity, romance, and courage to the life of the artist as Connell lived it.
—Gemma Sieff, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
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Their instinct comes from the land; the Flemish culture is deeply linked to the austerity of the ground.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2021
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There are all sorts of bad things that can come out of austerity.
—Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 25 Apr. 2022
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Being back out in the world after a year of austerity is a boost of dopamine.
—Margaret Littman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2021
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On the flip side, more than a decade of austerity has seen funding cuts across the arts sectors.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2024
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Now the test is whether the company can stick to its austerity goals.
—Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2021
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The aim was to show a move from post war austerity to more optimistic times.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 20 Nov. 2019
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The prime victims of this austerity are the movie’s actors.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2021
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In the new austerity era, white-collar workers will bear the brunt of layoffs.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
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Forget the new normal — movies and TV are about to encounter the new austerity.
—Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2020
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In an era of media austerity, the sharing of resources can go a long way.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2023
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The fiscal austerity of the recent past has left large portions of the United States broke.
—Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The New Republic, 1 Apr. 2022
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In much of the Western world, pancakes are eaten on Shrove Tuesday, the last day before the start of Lent and its 40 days of austerity.
—Grace Linden, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
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The cabin has a technical austerity to it — in a good way.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
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Part of the reason the city is able to reduce the levy is the austerity measures taken throughout 2020 to save money, Lyons said.
—Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2020
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But the episode reflects a shift away from the focus on fiscal austerity that prevailed in the Obama era.
—Neil Irwin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2021
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But progress will likely come hand-in-hand with austerity.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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The long-term effects of austerity are still playing out.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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The austerity of the kitchen is contrasted by a bright breakfast nook, with a miniature velvety sofa fit for the kids.
—Cynthia Frank, ELLE Decor, 14 Oct. 2020
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The past seven years of austerity were preceded by a decade of high spending by New Labour.
—The Economist, 5 Apr. 2018
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There is a perennial lightness to his food, which is not to say austerity.
—Jonathan Kauffman, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2018
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In an era of austerity, though, his salary could not be justified.
—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
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On top of that, Adams has used the arrival of migrants as an excuse to blow holes in the city’s own budget and argue for an austerity agenda.
—Max Rivlin-Nadler, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2023
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Some see a wave of austerity coming to an industry known for its glamour and largesse.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
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In an age of austerity, the Elizabeth line exudes confidence in the city’s future.
—Thomas Ableman, New York Daily News, 2 June 2025
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Was this an austerity measure (less fabric) (but also, more fabric, due to the lack of nudity)?
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 May 2025
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