How to Use shortage in a Sentence

shortage

noun
Definition of shortagenext
Synonyms for shortagenext
  • The shortage of troops is only one part of the problem.
    — Thomas Gibbons-Neff Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • An outbreak of avian flu caused a shortage of eggs, the price of which soared.
    — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024
  • And that has contributed to the shortage of starter homes in the United States.
    — Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The first two cans were mixed during a paint shortage in 2022, and the second can didn’t quite match.
    — Rory Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024
  • The square footage shortage leaves room for only one tiny bed.
    — Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The eatery cited staffing shortages as the reason for the closure.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
  • But due to shortages, many of them have been unable to access them.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The city, like many places, is facing a police staffing shortage.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Dana Taylor: So first of all, why are there so many crew shortages to begin with?
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • At the same time, millions of workers have joined or rejoined the work force, helping to ease the labor shortage.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 19 July 2023
  • The Iron Age ushered in a 300-year drought which contributed to crop shortages and widespread famine.
    — Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Without free aid, people in the south are now facing the same kinds of dire shortages as those in the north contended with for months.
    — Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 24 May 2024
  • The 90 million acres of homegrown corn could be a solution to the supply shortage.
    — Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2024
  • Prices at some smaller tender sales and auctions have risen between 5% and 10% in the past week as shortages of some stones start to emerge.
    — Thomas Biesheuvel, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, the shortage of shots makes the task of getting syphilis numbers down difficult, health officials across the U.S. told the AP.
    — Bymike Stobbe, Fortune Well, 8 Nov. 2023
  • And even with the support of charities, food shortages are common.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Evans has blamed the state for failing to deal with a shortage of long-term centers where youths who have been ordered there by the courts can be treated.
    — Christine MacDonald, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2024
  • There’s no disputing that San Diego has a shortage of shelter space.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
  • All had severe guard shortages, the staffing data revealed.
    — Justin Mayo Taylor Glascock, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • And Nemeth did not inform higher-ups in the guard that the staffing shortages had become severe, according to the IG report.
    — Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
  • And the state is suffering from a severe shortage of affordable child care.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2024
  • The restrictions were put in place in 2022 due to the severe water shortage from persistent drought.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The strains of an acute staffing shortage led to tensions between the unions and Kaiser executives in the run-up to the contract’s expiration.
    — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Then, the pandemic happened and Uber faced a driver shortage.
    — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2023
  • But shortages of other things children need may also lead to food hoarding, Daigle said.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 21 June 2024
  • The staffing shortage that plagued many police departments across the country appears to be easing for some.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
  • But, a recent report found that in the event of a Line 5 shutdown, the energy market could adapt without shortages or price hikes.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2024
  • This shortage is temporary: The wine world seems much happier about the 2022 vintage.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • At the same time, child care workers earn low wages, leading to broader staffing shortages and frequent turnover in the industry, Bishop says.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Alex Boden, a producer on Tokyo Vice, spoke about some of the problems facing a major shoot in Japan, from permits to a shortage of crews to language barriers.
    — Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024

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