How to Use deficit in a Sentence
deficit
noun
- The team overcame a four-point deficit to win the game.
- She has a slight hearing deficit in her left ear.
- We will reduce the federal budget deficit.
- The government is facing a deficit of $3 billion.
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The policies have added $145 billion to the deficit, the CBO said.
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Cheyenne Haslett,
ABC News,
19 June 2024
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This will create a deficit on the side with the dumbbell.
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Brett Williams,
Men's Health,
8 Aug. 2023
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The deficit ballooned in March this year to $378 billion.
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Cristina Larue,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Dec. 2023
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Bill Clinton’s deficit was in the midteens for much of the off year in the 1992 election.
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Aaron Blake,
Anchorage Daily News,
2 Aug. 2023
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Re-al Mitchell’s 2-yard touchdown run cut the deficit to 10-7.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2023
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The Pirates cut the deficit to 6-1 in the fourth on Oneil Cruz’s leadoff homer to right, his 18th of the season.
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Mike Digiovanna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2024
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And smaller deficits are forecast for the next three years.
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George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 July 2023
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But New York erased the deficit with a big third quarter, outscoring the Lynx 20-10.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
21 Oct. 2024
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He got stuffed, the Chiefs then took over and drove downfield for a field goal to cut their deficit to 17-16.
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Jason Williams,
The Enquirer,
4 Jan. 2024
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Collins came back with another jumper to cut the deficit to 6 and then Young took over.
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Gary Washburn,
BostonGlobe.com,
26 Apr. 2023
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The Suns came back to cut the deficit to six on a basket by Booker with 1:57 to play in the third quarter.
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Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Apr. 2024
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His first assist of the game was on a free kick in the 68th minute to cut Miami’s deficit to 2-1.
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Laurel Pfahler,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2023
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The deficit is small compared to the cash crunch that the state faced during the last recession.
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Adam Beam,
Fortune,
12 May 2023
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Still, the budget deficit is on track to grow to $1.6 trillion this year and $2.6 trillion over the next decade.
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Elizabeth Schulze,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2024
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Barker scored six straight baskets for the Cougars to cut the deficit to 20-16 at halftime.
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Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2024
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The Mavericks cut the deficit to three points in the second half, but the last lead for the home team was at 7-6 in the first quarter.
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Terry Monahan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2023
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Kim Hye-yong halved the deficit in the 81st minute to set up a tense finish, but the visitors failed to score again.
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Neel Shelat,
Forbes,
29 Feb. 2024
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Stanford swiftly erased the deficit with seven runs in the fourth.
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Jenna Ortiz,
The Arizona Republic,
7 May 2023
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But Gabby Williams made a 3-pointer to cut France’s deficit to one point.
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Bruce Haring,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2024
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Parts of the Sierra are closing in on erasing the snowpack deficit.
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Sara Tonks,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2024
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Then came the pandemic and two years of real blowout deficits.
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Robert Barone,
Forbes,
12 Aug. 2023
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But the ground game was going awry long before the Broncos were forced to chase a two-score deficit.
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Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2024
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In the rematch, Half Moon Bay scored three in the home half of the seventh to erase a 4-1 deficit and force extra innings.
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Darren Sabedra,
The Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2024
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Wimsatt then threw a pass to Christian Dremel for the 2-point conversion and cut the deficit to three.
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Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
15 Oct. 2023
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In the crucial fourth set, Eastlake rallied from a 12-7 deficit.
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Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2023
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Goldman Sachs calculated that her plans would be better than Trump’s for growth, inflation, and the budget deficit.
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Evan Osnos,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
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