How to Use commodity in a Sentence

commodity

noun

• Oil is a commodity in high demand.
• Patience is a rare commodity.
• The thief steals two of the most valuable commodities of his time: wax and honey.
  — Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
• Oil is a global commodity and the price of gasoline is tied to the price of crude.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2022
• Prices of basic commodities have soared, and poverty is on the rise.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
• For centuries the resinous sap—which, when dried and burned, was said to smell of the divine—was one of the most valuable commodities in the world.
  — Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
• Prices of these commodities could spike as a result, the bank said in a note to clients dated March 6.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
• The humble commodity has caused the rise and fall of empires.
  — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
• Time is not a commodity to be used but a gem to be treasured.
  — Ashley Leath, Country Living, 24 June 2021
• Key commodities such as gold and oil are priced in dollars.
  — Zev Fima, CNBC, 12 June 2025
• Rising commodity prices in Iraq and Iran have driven many to the streets in protest.
  — Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
• The global commodities chief saw revenues for his desk surge to over $3 billion last year, thanks to high oil and gas prices.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023
• The vessels are used to transport commodities like iron ore and soybeans.
  — Michael Forsythe, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
• The decline in the stock was mainly due to weakness in commodity prices.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 June 2021
• The latest bar trend: Fentanyl test strips are the hottest commodity at Bay Area bars.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2022
• In fact, the water that comes from these forests is a valuable commodity.
  — Outside Online, 2 Oct. 2024
• The waterfront was the first point of connection as people and commodities came in on ships.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
• That still leaves him with the challenge of paying down debt in the face of strong commodity-price inflation.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 2 July 2021
• How trains are managed: Railroads used to prefer trains to contain cars with the same kinds of commodities, like crude oil or corn.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• Copper prices have soared over the past decade, with the commodity almost tripling in value since 2015.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 May 2022
• Over the past couple years, classic penny loafers have risen to the ranks of sneakers as a hot footwear commodity.
  — Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2021
• Coal stocks might be at a fever pitch now, but the spiking prices are signs of a commodity in its death throes rather than a market in revival.
  — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2021
• The certificate points back to a commodity, not an idea.
  — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 8 Feb. 2022
• The project is also a catalyst for hope, something Li said, for him, is in short commodity over the years.
  — ABC News, 28 July 2022
• Cost of climate change As with the cost of other global commodities, supply and demand are a large part of the equation.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
• On the home front, Russians have had to cope with shortages of commodities, and soaring prices and interest rates.
  — Alina Lobzina, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
• The modern running back is seen as the most dispensable of commodities by NFL coaches and scouts.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
• Ross is a pretty good bandage, and will become more of a commodity as the trade deadline nears.
  — Sean Deveney, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
• And his very existence brought the publication the most important commodity a magazine could have: buzz.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
• Climate change, world conflicts, tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump and growing demand are all making the commodity more expensive, with prices almost doubling in the past five years.
  — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025