Examples of shortage in a Sentence
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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At the time Volkswagen was the first automaker to warn of a global chip shortage.
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The rights of property owners aren’t always given the appropriate amount of respect, especially in a time of housing shortages and rising rents.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Among those, the NWS’s Houston and Miami offices are suffering the largest staff shortages.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
Only Salt Lake City’s 99,000 shortage – 88 workers for 100 jobs – was wider.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The rights of property owners aren’t always given the appropriate amount of respect, especially in a time of housing shortages and rising rents.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Among those, the NWS’s Houston and Miami offices are suffering the largest staff shortages.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
Only Salt Lake City’s 99,000 shortage – 88 workers for 100 jobs – was wider.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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