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
  • While the amount of debt in delinquency has dropped over the past decade, the trend appears to be turning for some types of debt.
    — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2017
  • 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
  • Many Americans are struggling with these costs, and delinquencies on auto loans hit their highest rate in more than 30 years, Fitch Ratings said last month.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The restart of collections comes as data from a recent analysis shows delinquency rates among people with student debt are at an all-time high.
    — Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 May 2025

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