How to Use the economy in a Sentence

the economy

noun
  • What does a spike in oil prices do to the economy?
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The goal is to jump-start the economy.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
  • That’s why rate cuts tend to boost the economy over time.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Jim said the economy would, too.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Like, where is the economy there?
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
  • That, too, would harm the economy.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Some of the credit for the change in style goes to the economy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Banks aren’t out of the woods yet and neither is the economy.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Fifty-four percent said the economy was on the wrong track.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Here are some ways the war could affect the economy.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • That in turn could lessen the pressure on the economy.
    — Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And the news about the economy keeps getting worse.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
  • In the economy, though, rising oil prices can be good news as well as bad news.
    — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • But the truth of the matter is that the economy still caters to the wants and needs of men.
    — Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Some segments of the economy, though, are adding jobs.
    — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026
  • But the economy would bounce back more broadly.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Good to hear that the economy is working in some areas.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
  • For the past few years, the economy has been on solid footing.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The result is worse for the consumer and worse for the economy.
    — Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • Poojary stood in the heat, mostly bored as his hero spoke about the economy.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • And then, number three, look at that key issue of the economy.
    — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Lowering rates would boost the economy in the near term but risk a bust in the longer term.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Plus, there’s the economy and evolving tastes.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 June 2026
  • Back then, the economy was adding hundreds of thousands of jobs per month.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
  • In it, he was asked whether the economy was facing stagflation.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • When the economy slows or heats up, silver prices tend to feel it quickly and sharply.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But overall, the economy blossomed in the mid to long term.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • If those turn south, some of those risks present in the economy could become a problem.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The lengthier the war, the worse the economy will be.
    — Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • The lengthier the war, the worse the economy will be.
    — Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026

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