shortage

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

With its tech able to control multiple devices simultaneously, Breaker said it can help defense forces overcome shortages of qualified operators, all of whom need security clearances and background checks.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was largely due to the reopening of a major auto assembly plant in Ontario, which was operating partially in the previous two months amid semiconductor chip shortages.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Patients face medicine shortages, frequent switches to alternative products, and sometimes higher costs."

From Barron's

After years of insurgencies, residents in eastern Congo are accustomed to food shortages, inflation and destitution.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alongside concerns over planet-warming carbon emissions are worries about water use to cool the data centre servers, which can lead to shortages on hot days.

From Barron's