How to Use deficit in a Sentence
deficit
noun- The team overcame a four-point deficit to win the game.
- She has a slight hearing deficit in her left ear.
- We will reduce the federal budget deficit.
- The government is facing a deficit of $3 billion.
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The hit cut the deficit to 2-1 and gave the Sox second and third with one out.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
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Xavier came back from a 13-point deficit in the first half to pull off the win.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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The policies have added $145 billion to the deficit, the CBO said.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 19 June 2024
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Taveras' two-run homer was his third of the year, and cut the deficit to 4-3 in the seventh.
—Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 16 July 2022
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This will create a deficit on the side with the dumbbell.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2023
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Gavin Sheets homered in the eighth, cutting the deficit to 4-2.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
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The deficit ballooned in March this year to $378 billion.
—Cristina Larue, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2023
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The Spurs were in the process of rallying from an 18-point deficit.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2022
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Bill Clinton’s deficit was in the midteens for much of the off year in the 1992 election.
—Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2023
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When the deficit gets a little bit bigger down the stretch.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2022
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But the Oilers wouldn’t quit, cutting the deficit with 12:09 to play on the first of Bouchard’s two goals.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Re-al Mitchell’s 2-yard touchdown run cut the deficit to 10-7.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
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The Pirates cut the deficit to 6-1 in the fourth on Oneil Cruz’s leadoff homer to right, his 18th of the season.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
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And smaller deficits are forecast for the next three years.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
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Even when the Warriors clawed back within 10, the deficit felt like a canyon.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
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But New York erased the deficit with a big third quarter, outscoring the Lynx 20-10.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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The Heat showed some fight by cutting the deficit to three points with 52.6 seconds left.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Kisner had 6 feet for birdie, looking to cut the deficit to 1 down with seven to play.
—Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022
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The Patriots scored two plays later to trim the deficit to 31-26.
—Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
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He got stuffed, the Chiefs then took over and drove downfield for a field goal to cut their deficit to 17-16.
—Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024
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The third part of Biden’s plan is to reduce the national deficit.
—Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 31 May 2022
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The Guardians rallied from a three-run deficit in the 10th inning to stun the Twins on Wednesday night, 7-6.
—Tim Bielik, cleveland, 30 June 2022
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Collins came back with another jumper to cut the deficit to 6 and then Young took over.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
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That’s the kind of deficit the president-elect would like to reverse in the U.S.’s favor.
—Byjames Morris, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
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The rookie departed with a 1-0 deficit, but the Rockies plated two in the seventh off Mikolas to chase him from the game.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
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Records show there were warning signs months before Milwaukee County Transit System's deficit was brought to light.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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