How to Use unbudgeted in a Sentence

unbudgeted

adjective
  • Not only is tax revenue falling, but unbudgeted spending is on the rise.
    — Conrad Swanson, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2020
  • Every venue where human contact occurs will need to spend new, unbudgeted hygiene money.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 May 2020
  • In both rejections, Newsom cited the unbudgeted cost of the bills as state revenues are slumping — a theme in many of his vetoes this year.
    — Don Thompson, ajc, 30 Sep. 2022
  • That’s an unbudgeted cost—and states, unlike the federal government, are required to balance their budgets.
    — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 16 Oct. 2020
  • The first, in the amount of $7,312, covers the unbudgeted purchase of two milk coolers, one for the elementary school and one for the middle school.
    — B.j. Pollock, Houston Chronicle, 28 Dec. 2019
  • If scholarship requests are not received, the surplus money is given to the department to buy unbudgeted items, Stanley said.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
  • But physically claiming these products suddenly required instant cash, tens of thousands of unbudgeted dollars.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In addition to such cases, special assessments are sometimes levied for other types of unbudgeted items that require immediate attention.
    — L. Chere Trigg, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
  • Be prepared at any board meeting to explain significant deviations from budget or unbudgeted expenses.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The somber discussion followed discussions surrounding poor internal controls that have resulted in tens of millions of dollars spent on unauthorized contracts and unbudgeted expenses.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The endowment, which will be completed over the next 10 years, directs that the funds be used for unbudgeted material necessary for instructional purposes, the university said.
    — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Sep. 2024
  • In Los Angeles, the coronavirus emergency has resulted in well over $200 million in unbudgeted expenses.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2020
  • The foundation invested in startup companies that failed miserably, gave big paychecks to foundation officials and others and paid at least $42 million in unbudgeted or excessive expenses.
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Ball said the overtime deficit would be offset by savings from salaries and fringe benefits, as well as additional revenues from the unbudgeted continuance of providing emergency room security for Froedtert Hospital.
    — Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 May 2022
  • Organizations across the health and human services sector spent millions of unbudgeted dollars on personal protective equipment, cleaning services, overtime and hazard pay for workers and technology needed to pivot to telehealth.
    — Michael Hamad, courant.com, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Riverside County’s registrar projected upwards of $15 million in costs, and Fresno County was bracing for at least $4 million in unbudgeted expenses.
    — Calmatters, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025

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