How to Use commodity in a Sentence

commodity

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  • The waterfront was the first point of connection as people and commodities came in on ships.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • Patients were valuable commodities that had to be ‘repaired’ to fulfil their functions.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 6 July 2024
  • Channel your inner Thad Vogler and avoid big commodity brands.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 May 2024
  • One, enough food, water, medicine, and essential commodities need to come into the Gaza Strip.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
  • Soy oil values are down so far this year, though futures in Chicago have seen an uptick in the last couple of trading days as commodities traders await tariff news.
    — Tarso Veloso, Fortune Asia, 14 May 2024
  • Technologies that can help farmers save money on commodities like fuel could generate interest.
    — Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 22 July 2024
  • The book charted a paradigm shift in which content and distribution were becoming commodities while creators and brands would hold the money and power.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
  • His father, Hans, was a commodities broker who had fled the Netherlands after the German occupation.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 5 May 2024
  • But the real bonanza came when Renaissance plunged into equities, a much larger market than currencies and commodities.
    — Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, 10 May 2024
  • Digital information has become one of the world’s most valuable commodities, powering almost every aspect of public and private life.
    — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • Prices of basic commodities have soared, and poverty is on the rise.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The humble commodity has caused the rise and fall of empires.
    — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The global commodities chief saw revenues for his desk surge to over $3 billion last year, thanks to high oil and gas prices.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The vessels are used to transport commodities like iron ore and soybeans.
    — Michael Forsythe, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • How trains are managed: Railroads used to prefer trains to contain cars with the same kinds of commodities, like crude oil or corn.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Jeff Currie, the global head of commodities flagged this again for the market just recently.
    — Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The dollar’s value would be kept stable vs. gold and commodities.
    — Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • That comes at a cost of time and energy, two precious commodities on any space mission.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Costs have crept up in recent years because commodities like wood pulp — which is used to make paper products — hit record highs in 2022.
    — Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The cost of commodities such as wheat and corn has fallen in recent months because of easing global demand.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • In his mind, a key issue is that many don’t understand the nuance of the law around securities and commodities.
    — Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 5 July 2023
  • The decline in gas prices owes in large part to a steep drop in the cost of crude oil, the underlying commodity that refineries turn into gas.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Producer input prices fell a larger-than-forecast 1.3% on the month amid a drop in oil and commodity prices.
    — Tom Rees, Fortune, 19 July 2023
  • Henry earned an offer during a day camp in June 2022 and has steadily become a top commodity over the past year.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • An Eszencia wine can be as sweet as 450 grams per liter and is a very rare and expensive commodity.
    — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2023
  • April’s commodity price of 43 cents per therm represents a return to a more normal price range.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Smith is one of the hottest commodities on the market this spring, and vacancies are surfacing everywhere.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • In the past, certain businesses would have looked at banking as a commodity.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
  • In February, Alexandre pleaded guilty to one count of commodities fraud.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This cheap commodity oil now dominates the market, selling for a fraction of the cost to produce a clean product.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024

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