How to Use delinquency in a Sentence

delinquency

noun
  • They tried to steer him away from delinquency by giving him a job in their store.
  • She's been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  • The chart below shows the rise in those delinquencies.
    — Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Consumer loan delinquencies are on the rise.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Most dings will stay on your report for seven years from the date of delinquency.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The two boys will be charged in juvenile court for delinquency.
    — cleveland, 19 May 2022
  • Both were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • But those days could be on their last legs, which means hotel delinquencies could rise further.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Mortgage delinquencies are on the rise.
    — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The rate of delinquency, that is debt more than 30 days past due, rose across income groups.
    — Harriet Torry, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The man was charged with theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
    — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Credit card delinquencies are rising, but at a slower rate than two or three years ago.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • He was charged with theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
    — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Auto loan delinquencies are also on the rise.
    — Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • That is, the bank took on cardholders who were prone to delinquency or default.
    — Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The report said Sisk did not have a prior delinquency record.
    — al, 12 Nov. 2020
  • At the same time, credit card debt and delinquencies on other short-term loans have been rising.
    — Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2025
  • As a whole, card providers have been facing better levels of net charge-off rates and delinquencies.
    — Lisa Kailai Han,fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
  • While the amount of debt in delinquency has dropped over the past decade, the trend appears to be turning for some types of debt.
    — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2017
  • The chart shows the rapid rise in credit card delinquencies since 2022.
    — Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Yes, consumer spending hit a record last year, credit card debt is off the charts, and delinquencies are on the rise.
    — Greg Petro, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Williams also has faces a count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
    — Ben Brasch, ajc, 14 May 2018
  • This in itself would be one cause of higher delinquency rates even if there had been no change in the economy.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The result of this confluence of events is a surge in student loan delinquencies.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • She was charged with child neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The student loan delinquency rate is now at a record high, according to the report.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The quicker a homeowner gets in front of the delinquency, the better.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
  • One of the women was also charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
    — cleveland, 20 Mar. 2020
  • That’s the lowest delinquency rate in more than five years, though warning signs suggest the rate could go up in the coming months.
    — Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The 15-year-old will be charged with delinquency to wit and assault with a dangerous weapon (knife).
    — Maeve Lawler, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023

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