How to Use deficit in a Sentence
deficit
noun
- The team overcame a four-point deficit to win the game.
- She has a slight hearing deficit in her left ear.
- We will reduce the federal budget deficit.
- The government is facing a deficit of $3 billion.
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The hit cut the deficit to 2-1 and gave the Sox second and third with one out.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2022
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The policies have added $145 billion to the deficit, the CBO said.
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Cheyenne Haslett,
ABC News,
19 June 2024
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This will create a deficit on the side with the dumbbell.
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Brett Williams,
Men's Health,
8 Aug. 2023
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Gavin Sheets homered in the eighth, cutting the deficit to 4-2.
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Chicago Tribune,
22 Sep. 2022
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The deficit ballooned in March this year to $378 billion.
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Cristina Larue,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Dec. 2023
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Bill Clinton’s deficit was in the midteens for much of the off year in the 1992 election.
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Aaron Blake,
Anchorage Daily News,
2 Aug. 2023
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When the deficit gets a little bit bigger down the stretch.
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Dustin Dopirak,
The Indianapolis Star,
13 Dec. 2022
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Re-al Mitchell’s 2-yard touchdown run cut the deficit to 10-7.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2023
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The Pirates cut the deficit to 6-1 in the fourth on Oneil Cruz’s leadoff homer to right, his 18th of the season.
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Mike Digiovanna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2024
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And smaller deficits are forecast for the next three years.
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George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 July 2023
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Even when the Warriors clawed back within 10, the deficit felt like a canyon.
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Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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But New York erased the deficit with a big third quarter, outscoring the Lynx 20-10.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
21 Oct. 2024
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The Heat showed some fight by cutting the deficit to three points with 52.6 seconds left.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Patriots scored two plays later to trim the deficit to 31-26.
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Jim McBride,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Sep. 2022
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He got stuffed, the Chiefs then took over and drove downfield for a field goal to cut their deficit to 17-16.
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Jason Williams,
The Enquirer,
4 Jan. 2024
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Collins came back with another jumper to cut the deficit to 6 and then Young took over.
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Gary Washburn,
BostonGlobe.com,
26 Apr. 2023
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That’s the kind of deficit the president-elect would like to reverse in the U.S.’s favor.
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Byjames Morris,
Fortune Europe,
26 Nov. 2024
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The Suns came back to cut the deficit to six on a basket by Booker with 1:57 to play in the third quarter.
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Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Apr. 2024
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His first assist of the game was on a free kick in the 68th minute to cut Miami’s deficit to 2-1.
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Laurel Pfahler,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2023
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The deficit is small compared to the cash crunch that the state faced during the last recession.
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Adam Beam,
Fortune,
12 May 2023
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Still, the budget deficit is on track to grow to $1.6 trillion this year and $2.6 trillion over the next decade.
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Elizabeth Schulze,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2024
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The Red Bulls had rallied from a one-goal deficit in the playoffs before.
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Michael Duarte,
NBC News,
8 Dec. 2024
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Barker scored six straight baskets for the Cougars to cut the deficit to 20-16 at halftime.
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Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2024
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The Flames quickly moved into the red zone and were able to punch it in from the goal line, cutting the deficit to four, 21-17, at the half.
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Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
12 Nov. 2022
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Without the need to offset their cost, these tax breaks could be passed as part of a broader package without the risk of being cut to satisfy deficit concerns.
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Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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San Diego officials have projected budget deficits for the city totaling nearly $1.5 billion over the next five years.
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Jeanne Rawdin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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