How to Use delinquency in a Sentence

delinquency

noun

• They tried to steer him away from delinquency by giving him a job in their store.
• She's been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
• Credit card delinquencies in the past year have jumped from 7% to 7.5%.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2018
• That brings the overall delinquency rate for May to 8%.
  — Anna Bahney, CNN, 22 June 2020
• The man was charged with theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• For the same period a year ago, the delinquency rate was 0.62%.
  — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2020
• The rate of delinquency, that is debt more than 30 days past due, rose across income groups.
  — Harriet Torry, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
• Both were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child.
  — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
• The quicker a homeowner gets in front of the delinquency, the better.
  — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• In the fall of 2007, all stages of delinquency and foreclosure rates started to rise.
  — Jeff Andrews, Curbed, 13 June 2018
• Roberts blames the delinquencies on the fallout from his 2015 divorce.
  — Drew Broach, NOLA.com, 7 Feb. 2018
• He was charged with theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• Most dings will stay on your report for seven years from the date of delinquency.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• The topic of interest would be delinquency in the streets.
  — Scott Calonico, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2022
• Yes, consumer spending hit a record last year, credit card debt is off the charts, and delinquencies are on the rise.
  — Greg Petro, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
• Police planned to cite the woman, who had a child with her, for theft with the added contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2018
• The two boys will be charged in juvenile court for delinquency.
  — cleveland, 19 May 2022
• The 15-year-old will be charged with delinquency to wit and assault with a dangerous weapon (knife).
  — Maeve Lawler, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
• The child was charged with breaking daytime school curfew and the man was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child.
  — Briana Rice, The Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2021
• The report said Sisk did not have a prior delinquency record.
  — al, 12 Nov. 2020
• The Sun Sentinel’s review found such delinquency was the norm, not an anomaly.
  — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2022
• This time, delinquencies are coming from a wider range.
  — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
• Williams also has faces a count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  — Ben Brasch, ajc, 14 May 2018
• That is, the bank took on cardholders who were prone to delinquency or default.
  — Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 10 Sep. 2024
• That’s the lowest delinquency rate in more than five years, though warning signs suggest the rate could go up in the coming months.
  — Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 15 Oct. 2020
• In contrast with Hansen, Weller said the rise in credit card debt and delinquency falls short of posing a threat to the economy.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
• The man was cited for contributing to the delinquency of a minor due to the curfew and the girl was released to her parents.
  — cleveland, 14 Jan. 2021
• One of the women was also charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  — cleveland, 20 Mar. 2020
• This year, scores fell even further as severe delinquencies, or 90-day past-due missed payments, surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time.
  — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
• Getting the best results requires not taking on more credit and avoiding delinquencies.
  — Ashley Donohoe, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025