hot commodity

noun

: someone or something that is highly valued or in much demand

an actor who is a hot commodity in Hollywood right now

Examples of hot commodity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because of his poor play, Dinwiddie has been a hot commodity in different trade rumors lately as fans campaign for an upgrade at the point guard position. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024

Now, half a year later, locals eager to dine alfresco have made these seats a hot commodity. —Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024

Sperm is a hot commodity, with low stock levels post-pandemic and a screening process that accepts only about 4 percent of donors. —Longreads, 7 June 2024

While cities brace for traffic, schools brace for absences and space enthusiasts are planning parties, the glasses that enable safe viewing of the eclipse have become something of a hot commodity. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024

The new sensory room was a hot commodity to get some peace and quiet, and the club level was an opportunity for fans allowed there to stay warm. —Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024

We were given pro tips about the classes; for example, Pilates was a hot commodity and there were limited spaces available, so get there early. —Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 22 May 2024

The beloved lyricist-composer, who died in 2021 at the age of 91, has once again become a hot commodity on American theater stages. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024

The introduction of phosphates for fertilizer and bone char as an ingredient in beet sugar processing at the beginning of the 19th century transformed bones into a hot commodity. —Byandrew Curry, science.org, 2 Apr. 2024