How to Use shortage in a Sentence

shortage

noun
  • Since then the shortages have spread.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • How long could the chip shortage last?
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • But this, in turn, caused its own shortage and record-high prices.
    — CBS News, 13 Jan. 2022
  • San José does not have a shortage of ideas.
    — Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • There is a mass shortage of taxis on the island.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The staffing shortages have led to long wait times for flyers.
    — Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The square footage shortage leaves room for only one tiny bed.
    — Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Except, there may have been no shortage at all.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The labor shortage pushed prices for rides to record highs last year.
    — Preetika Rana, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
  • There are many reasons for this shortage.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • There’s no shortage of money out there.
    — Matthew Meehan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • This isn’t just a whey protein shortage.
    — Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • There was never a shortage of food, or long waits to get your meal.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
  • But shortages are no fun either.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Maybe there was a power shortage.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • An outbreak of avian flu caused a shortage of eggs, the price of which soared.
    — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024
  • But so has the housing shortage.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This Club stock has been lagging as there is no shortage.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The buzz about leucovorin has led to a shortage of the drug.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Is there a housing shortage or are there too many houses?
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The shortage may last up to three years, Reuters reports.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But due to shortages, many of them have been unable to access them.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • There is no shortage of money waiting to play.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • What’s much less clear is when and where extreme water shortages will hit.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • What's behind the chip shortage?
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The housing shortage isn’t just an issue for young adults.
    — Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There was no shortage of jeans and staple trousers around the city, either.
    — Emma Greene, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • High prices are how markets solve a supply shortage.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This time, there was no shortage of high-profile suitors.
    — Teddy Cahill, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • The city, like many places, is facing a police staffing shortage.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023

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