How to Use surplus in a Sentence

surplus

1 of 2 noun

• There is a surplus of workers and not enough jobs.
• If there is any surplus, it will be divided equally.
• Here’s where the surplus rule comes in.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Jan. 2026
• What is called weakness of will is not a deficit but a surplus.
  — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
• Your lender can advise you on what to do about the surplus.
  — Mitch Wilkins, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
• Eight months ago, the Broncos’ brass saw a surplus.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
• Here, that work begins before the lodge turns a surplus.
  — The Editors, Robb Report, 27 June 2026
• There’s a surplus of what might politely be called strained dad jokes.
  — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• But there may not have ever been such a large, looming surplus in the first place.
  — Brittany Trang, STAT, 27 Oct. 2023
• The Bryant School is just one surplus building.
  — Thomas White, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
• But for the first time in many years, there are strong forces seeking to drive those surpluses down.
  — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
• Trump has taken issue with the surplus.
  — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 May 2026
• Denver has a big surplus of new apartments that is pushing down rents.
  — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
• At first glance, the state has no surplus to invest in the endowment.
  — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
• Unable to return the surplus, the store gave every box away for free.
  — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
• Fewer shoppers means the Galvezes now have a surplus of quinceañera ball gowns.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
• This marks the 11th year the city ended a fiscal year with a surplus.
  — Dana Afana, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• Because the Chiefs had a surplus of picks to make up for the busts and the semi-busts.
  — Sam McDowell March 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
• Congress gave the agency a surplus of funding last year.
  — Zachary Schermele, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
• Those teams have areas of surplus and change-of-scenery candidates.
  — Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
• But much of that surplus is already accounted for.
  — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
• When thinking of what to do with a surplus of apples, my mind first goes to sweet treats such as pies, cakes and crisps.
  — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
• Luckily, the village has more than a decade of surplus to fix the problem.
  — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
• Photos of Morin were taped to trees along the paved route — a surplus of flowers were left by those trees.
  — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2023
• If the analysis shows an amount lower than what was paid, the statement will show a surplus.
  — Mitch Wilkins, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
• And there is currently a surplus of oil on the global market.
  — Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
• The Spurs outlasted the Knicks at the end with help of surplus foul shots.
  — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
• Only time will tell, but the Browns have a surplus of quarterbacks.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
• This is much less about any financial benefit and more about surplus.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
• There is a surplus of midfielders, and players who are key to Flick’s plans.
  — James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 June 2026

surplus

2 of 2 adjective

• The state has been blowing through its surplus fund from years of deficit spending.
  — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
• This is your sign to put your plan in motion with help from Wayfair’s surplus sale.
  — Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
• Why the surplus rule could decide the director race.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Jan. 2026
• What stays with us is a sense not of impersonation but of surplus feeling.
  — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
• And for the first time ever, hunters will be able to donate surplus venison to people in need.
  — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2022
• But the group needs more volunteers and donations of surplus fruit to pick.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
• Among the problems is that there isn’t any surplus water in the Colorado.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021
• More than 91% of the surplus heat is getting stored in the oceans, where heat content reached a record high last year.
  — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
• In the summer, making lemonade with surplus fruit and veg is one of my favorite efforts.
  — Georgina Hayden, Bon Appétit, 29 June 2023
• An app that prevents food waste by connecting consumers to surplus food — and at a bargain.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2022
• In his view, sovereign wealth funds are no longer just stewards of surplus capital.
  — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• Miller said the campaign would settle all debts and return surplus funds where possible.
  — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
• If Berríos misses time, Lauer would go from a seemingly surplus arm to the team’s sixth starter.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
• Field funded the film with proceeds from his sale of surplus tax credits, according to the report.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
• When the baboons arrived, the zoo staff found that the batch included a handful of surplus females.
  — Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 6 May 2022
• The city will use surplus money in the general fund to make the contribution.
  — Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 15 Oct. 2021
• Another huge block of surplus North Texas office space just hit the market.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
• Council members gave staffers approval to pursue the surplus land discussions with the state.
  — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
• Ultimately, none of the surplus money went to school districts.
  — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2024
• His vintage Aston Martin runs on surplus wine and excess cheese whey.
  — WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022
• The surplus water inevitably moves toward the low point, the old Tulare Lake.
  — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2023
• The council also allocated surplus funds to cover costs that have gone up since the end of the design process.
  — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
• This time, the surplus stock—mostly from European brands—was sold rather than donated.
  — The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
• People sympathize with the idea that those who have surplus property should be urged or even forced to give it away during a crisis.
  — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
• Paint them a color that contrasts your bathroom walls for standout style, then fill them with surplus toilet paper or hand towels.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2024
• Serpa believes the most important job of the treasurer is to get the state back to having a surplus budget.
  — Linh Tat, Daily News, 20 May 2026
• And some countries, like Canada, have declined states’ offers of surplus vaccines.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
• And consumers, no longer confined to their homes, have exhausted much of their surplus demand for new cars, couches and other toys.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
• Resources are rerouted from trees in the sunlight to those that grow in their shade, from trees that have surplus water to those that are dehydrated.
  — Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
• Containers will need frequent watering, so set each pot up on bricks or pot feet to allow surplus water to drain away from your plants’ roots.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026