How to Use deficient in a Sentence

deficient

1 of 2 adjective
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  • Several bridges in the city are structurally deficient.
  • About half of those in the study were deficient in the vitamin.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 20 Feb. 2022
  • When the body is deficient in iron, anemia or low red blood cell count can occur.
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • The change came after the CTA learned that most dog handler applications for the guards were deficient.
    — Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Many men are deficient in vitamin D3 and this can lead to a number of health problems.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • It’s going to be hard to watch Edmonton and Colorado play 8-6 games and not think the Stars are woefully deficient at putting pucks in nets.
    — Dallas News, 3 June 2022
  • Members Heather Floyd and Sonia Gasho alleged in the lawsuit that 2,094 of the signatures were deficient.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The list comprises countries that are deemed deficient but that are working with FATF to improve.
    — Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Since then, the percentage of deficient bridges has dropped from 27 percent to 15 percent, Alviti said.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The drought, an event arising out of scanty and deficient rainfall, was equally destructive.
    — Vivek Gupta, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Of the 18 schools the city found to be deficient, officials made a final determination that four were breaking the law.
    — Brian M. Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 June 2023
  • But dust can still make its mark—especially by delivering iron to parts of the ocean that are deficient in the metal.
    — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 4 May 2023
  • In the past, many Americans were deficient in this trace element.
    — Becca Miller, Women's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • So even in states with some of the most deficient bridges in the country (like Iowa and Pennsylvania), the funding allocated through the law doesn’t happen all at once.
    — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2022
  • No area was deficient, and the Tua Tagovailoa to Tyreek Hill connection worked well enough for eight receptions for 94 yards.
    — Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022
  • To admit to being broken was to admit to being deficient.
    — Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
  • Cases can be sealed to protect the tenant from future credit problems if, for instance, the rent is paid or if the paperwork is found to be deficient.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
  • And, Holder asks, if a doctor trained in Florida goes on to practice in another state, will their skills be deficient?
    — Danielle McLean, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
  • This product is a great way to restore magnesium levels, which are often deficient due to poor diet and stress.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • That’s the right way to think about a recent scorecard on which the U.S. retirement system scored an inexcusably deficient C+.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The Netherlands is famously deficient in something bulbs need: land.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 June 2022
  • The Bears are deficient in edge rushers right now, and barring a slam-dunk addition or breakthrough seasons by players currently on the roster, that will be the case at the end of the season.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2023
  • By the next summer, its management was rated deficient, and by early 2023, intense scrutiny of the bank had stretched to the Fed’s highest reaches.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Totoro has worked with athletes who struggled with what felt like cramping muscles and were found to be deficient in magnesium.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • For that reason, the District’s response was legally deficient.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Nearly 42 percent of the U.S. population is deficient in vitamin D, since it's only found in sunlight and a small amount of foods.
    — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, vitamin D is also available in supplement form for those who may be deficient.
    — Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The Red Cross declined to comment on specific cases of deficient training.
    — Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 16 July 2023
  • Being deficient in vitamin B12 can lead to permanent brain and nerve damage.
    — Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
  • But the decades-old recordings were deemed sonically deficient by comparison with today’s state-of-the-art theater sound systems, especially Dolby Atmos.
    — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
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deficient

2 of 2 noun
  • The best way to hide the deficient, though, is through a dominating offense which brings us back to Jackson and Roman.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2021
  • The script’s attention may waver, but its punchline hit rate is far from deficient.
    — Paul Schrodt, Vulture, 23 May 2023
  • But rising home prices are bailing out large numbers of the equity deficient: their number is down by more than 1.2 million in the last 12 months.
    — Kenneth R. Harney, miamiherald, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Research suggests that 35% to 45% of the world's population is iodine deficient.
    — Mary Shomon, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Those who suffer from one of the most aggressive breast cancers, triple-negative breast cancer, are more likely to be vitamin D deficient, Welsh adds.
    — Theresa Sullivan Barger, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2022
  • But anchovies contain an enzyme that breaks down thiamine, or vitamin B1, and salmon are becoming thiamine deficient.
    — Catrin Einhorn Max Whittaker, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Still, whey protein isn't known to cause harm in most adults when taken in moderate amounts, especially in the protein deficient or those needing more such as athletes, the elderly or vegetarians.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
  • It is estimated that one billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Vitamin d will not help to relieve inflammation directly, but becoming vitamin d deficient can also cause your testosterone levels to dip and your joints to become more prone to damage and inflammation.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Vitamin d supplementation will stop you from becoming vitamin d deficient, preventing arthritis symptoms from getting any worse and providing modest pain relief (1).
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The best way to hide the deficient, though, is through a dominating offense which brings us back to Jackson and Roman.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2021
  • The script’s attention may waver, but its punchline hit rate is far from deficient.
    — Paul Schrodt, Vulture, 23 May 2023
  • But rising home prices are bailing out large numbers of the equity deficient: their number is down by more than 1.2 million in the last 12 months.
    — Kenneth R. Harney, miamiherald, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Research suggests that 35% to 45% of the world's population is iodine deficient.
    — Mary Shomon, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Those who suffer from one of the most aggressive breast cancers, triple-negative breast cancer, are more likely to be vitamin D deficient, Welsh adds.
    — Theresa Sullivan Barger, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2022
  • But anchovies contain an enzyme that breaks down thiamine, or vitamin B1, and salmon are becoming thiamine deficient.
    — Catrin Einhorn Max Whittaker, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Still, whey protein isn't known to cause harm in most adults when taken in moderate amounts, especially in the protein deficient or those needing more such as athletes, the elderly or vegetarians.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
  • It is estimated that one billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Vitamin d will not help to relieve inflammation directly, but becoming vitamin d deficient can also cause your testosterone levels to dip and your joints to become more prone to damage and inflammation.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Vitamin d supplementation will stop you from becoming vitamin d deficient, preventing arthritis symptoms from getting any worse and providing modest pain relief (1).
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023

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