How to Use supply and demand in a Sentence

supply and demand

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  • The job market in the U.S. is based on supply and demand.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
  • One reason for the decline: the law of supply and demand.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2024
  • The chill is coming from both sides: supply and demand.
    — Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2023
  • That kind of mismatch in supply and demand is what can lead to outages.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
  • But Bruce said his business comes down to supply and demand.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Still, a big part of this really comes down to supply and demand.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 June 2024
  • There has to be an audience, there has to be supply and demand.
    — J. Clara Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Inflation has been caused by factors on both the supply and demand sides of the equation.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Global supply and demand for corn and soybeans are in balance, by and large.
    — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Those were reasons – not the only ones, but big ones – why kids, for a long time, defied the most basic rules of supply and demand.
    — Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024
  • This imbalance of supply and demand may well shore up coastal pricing for years to come.
    — Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Following the rules of supply and demand, a route with a layover might be cheaper than a nonstop flight.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
  • The company, wrote Dan Wall, head of corporate affairs, does not set prices and those are subject to the rules of supply and demand.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 23 May 2024
  • That mismatch in supply and demand leads to blackouts when people need air conditioning the most to cope with the heat.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 26 June 2023
  • Used cars Used car prices were one of the first signs of inflation, driven by a mismatch between supply and demand.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Ticket prices are driven by supply and demand, so for now the Dodgers believe the demand for Ohtani supports those prices.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • In time, rents will come into line as supply and demand come into balance.
    — USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • At the same time, there is a better balance between supply and demand across the board, in goods, services and labor markets.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
    — Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024
  • Inflation has been blamed on various factors on both the supply and demand sides of the equation.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 June 2024
  • Either way, the upward revision comes down to supply and demand.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The human brain breaks the traditional confines of supply and demand.
    — Eben Bayer, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Oil prices are set on exchanges based on short term expectations about supply and demand.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The imbalance between supply and demand is expected to get even worse next year.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Econ buffs may remember that prices are set according to supply and demand.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 18 June 2024
  • But, even in normal times, rationing goes on, as an intrinsic feature of supply and demand.
    — Ricardo Nuila, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2023
  • As buyers return this spring, some experts predict there will be enough of a mismatch between supply and demand to send prices back up.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The dependency on commodities can lead to boom-and-bust cycles because their prices swing with changes in supply and demand.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Because of supply and demand, tickets resold on the secondary market can be much higher than face value.
    — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • Consider the simple rules of supply and demand: Abundance means lower prices.
    — Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024

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