oversupplied

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.

For one, the markets were oversupplied in 2025, which resulted in fat stockpiles that are still relatively plentiful, albeit declining.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He noted the company’s strategic decision not to own inventory, which he thinks will pay off in an oversupplied market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

The oil market is oversupplied by as much as 500,000 barrels to well over two million barrels a day this year, depending on who you ask.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Markets remain convinced that 2026 will be an oversupplied oil market, with soft Chinese demand already largely priced in, Sachdeva adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

The forgotten dead were Javanese—deserters from a sugar-plantation; for the tragedy happened long ago, when labour was being drawn from Java and other oversupplied countries.

From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)