How to Use deficit spending in a Sentence

deficit spending

noun
  • For now, deficit spending makes sense to get the economy back on its feet.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Many won’t be around to face the consequences of deficit spending.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
  • The state has been blowing through its surplus fund from years of deficit spending.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • Such complaints at least serve to check runaway deficit spending.
    — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 26 July 2019
  • That in turn could slow economic growth, which would lead to more deficit spending.
    — Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Italy’s program is paid for by taxpayers—in the form of more deficit spending.
    — Eric J. Lyman, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2019
  • Key votes will come from conservatives who have railed against deficit spending in the past.
    — Herb Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2017
  • As in the past, Koehler revealed a trend toward greater and greater deficit spending.
    — cleveland, 20 Nov. 2022
  • More deficit spending points to higher long-term interest rates.
    — Brady Dale, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Slash deficit spending or spike the nation’s now $36 trillion debt load?
    — Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • The deficit spending set the stage for one of the only significant fights over the bill.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 11 Aug. 2021
  • That deficit spending is driving world war levels of debt and will bankrupt the country.
    — CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Some economists say more deficit spending could be the help the economy needs.
    — Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2021
  • End deficit spending that is raising inflation and the cost of living.
    — The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
  • And yes, this is where the hot-button issue of deficit spending and the debt level come into play.
    — Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 10 May 2024
  • Polls bear out the issue as well, with deficit spending far from the top of mind for the average voter.
    — Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
  • The good news is if there is a national will to break our addiction to deficit spending, there is a way.
    — Stephen Moore, Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2020
  • There is no question that the current deficit spending is not sustainable.
    — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Missouri’s time relying on deficit spending is coming to a close.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • Luosa said there are a variety of ways to handle a shortfall to avoid deficit spending.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The deficit spending raised eyebrows at Akron City Council this week.
    — Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, 11 Aug. 2017
  • Notable about all this demand-side faux stimulus in Japan is that a lot of it has been deficit spending.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 24 July 2022
  • The district is already in deficit spending this year and if changes aren't made soon, Hook said there will be large cuts next school year.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The results were driven by a strong consumer and government deficit spending.
    — Robert Barone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • And in order to prevent further cuts, there will be about $37 million in deficit spending.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024
  • One key point of contention is how much deficit spending will be allowed in the GOP tax plan.
    — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The deficit spending is projected to continue in the coming years.
    — cleveland, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The deficit spending will be made up by district reserves, which may or may not be exhausted at some point within the next three years.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Sacramento has a severe deficit spending problem that is projected to last for a while.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • But a group of over 150 economists thinks such deficit spending is a great investment.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 10 July 2020

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