How to Use dearth in a Sentence

dearth

noun
  • Some of that may have had to do with a dearth of resources.
    — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • As with the running game, the dearth of big plays is glaring.
    — Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Yet the dearth of fronds has left many parishioners scrambling.
    — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • But a dearth of details has raised questions as to whether this was an idle claim.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 May 2022
  • One place where there isn’t a dearth of Bibles is Chattanooga.
    — G. Jeffrey MacDonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Howard sees an echo of that in the dearth of Black goalkeepers.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2020
  • But there is likely to be a dearth of air-defense supplies.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Maniatis said that will surely lead to a dearth of sound stages.
    — Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2019
  • With a dearth of affordable rentals pre-flood, renters who lost their homes had no place to go.
    — Kristina P. Brant, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Just as there is no shortage of suspects, there is no dearth of motives.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
  • In my experience, there’s rarely a dearth of work to go around.
    — Shani Harmon, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The dearth of mine-hunting vessels is stunning as well.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Alongside the dearth of goods, a shortage of workers emerged.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Maybe the dearth of game-changing free agents will alter that mindset.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • But your body will react to the dearth of fuel in various ways.
    — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 4 Jan. 2019
  • The Miles Bridges trade left the Suns with a dearth of shooters.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Many in-person book clubs have also noticed a dearth of male members.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The reality is that the markets cannot catch up fast enough to meet the dearth of oil.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • With job growth slowing, though, and a dearth of bright prospects, that old narrative seems to be back.
    — Mike Rogoway, The Seattle Times, 14 May 2017
  • For some of us, one of the more painful voids of the present moment is the dearth of live events in the concert hall.
    — David Mermelstein, WSJ, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the depth of the crisis and dearth of funding, there is a glimmer of hope.
    — Steve Hamm, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2022
  • There’s a surfeit of acting talent in them, and a dearth of uplift.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The dearth of photographs of a younger Tubman has led to false claims in the past.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 10 Feb. 2017
  • Still, that couldn't account for the dearth of worshippers at the Wall.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
  • The first clue was the dearth of flags in the home supporters’ section behind the north goal.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025
  • The dearth of goals really hurt the Dynamo.
    — Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
  • What’s spurring the slide now isn’t a dearth of information or cutting-edge medicine.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Bus and train service has been cut back in the tourist city of Lyon amid a dearth of drivers.
    — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • And indeed, the mantle has a dearth of siderophile elements.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Roughly 70% of counties have the same dearth of access for preschool-aged kids.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2022

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