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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Jeff Currie, the global head of commodities flagged this again for the market just recently.
    Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Wheat could be stored for long periods and was a top trade commodity.
    Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Week to date, gold futures are up around 2.2%, putting the commodity on pace for its third straight positive week.
    Brian Evans,alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The dollar’s value would be kept stable vs. gold and commodities.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • That comes at a cost of time and energy, two precious commodities on any space mission.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Grocery stores operate on the thinnest of margins and chic or attractive has nothing to do with marketing commodities like eggs and bread.
    Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • What needs to happen to turn the nightcrawler—the same banal creature found in gardens and on flooded sidewalks across the continent—into a valuable commodity? . . .
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025

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