How to Use inflation in a Sentence

inflation

noun

• The rate of inflation is high.
• The government has been unable to control inflation.
• That kind of inflation takes decades, not months or years, to bring down.
  — Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
• Adding to owner costs is that inflation for dog grooming has outpaced an owner’s trip to the barbershop or salon, too.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 16 May 2023
• Oregon’s rent control law, established in 2019, is tied to inflation.
  — oregonlive, 17 May 2023
• The Fed and many economists closely monitor core prices, which are regarded as a better measure of longer-term inflation trends.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 10 May 2023
• The Consumer Price Index, a common measure of inflation, rose 2.5% over that time.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2024
• Over the past few years, the Fed has gone through multiple stages of its inflation fight.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
• Mergers have slowed in the past year due to high interest rates, the war in Ukraine, and inflation.
  — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2023
• And paychecks for many workers have grown near the pace of inflation.
  — Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
• Too much aid might cause inflation — but that, unlike slow growth, is a problem the Fed knows how to solve.
  — Ben Casselman, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• But that pain is very small as compared to if inflation is allowed to reemerge and stay with us for many years.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 9 July 2023
• Some of the older girls may learn about inflation, rising prices, and the value of money.
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 10 Jan. 2024
• The central bank wants to tamp economic growth to slow inflation, which hit a 40-year high last year.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 July 2023
• They're being crushed by the high cost of living, by inflation and Bidenomics.
  — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
• The inflation that has plagued Mr. Biden's presidency has fallen to 4% from a peak of 9.1% last June.
  — CBS News, 28 June 2023
• Joe Biden: The economy is coming back The first question is to Biden about inflation.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
• After a string of hot inflation reports to start the year, markets—and consumers—got a reprieve this week.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 June 2024
• If history is a guide, inflation hasn't been whipped yet.
  — Kevin A. Hassett, National Review, 12 Dec. 2023
• As in the 13th District to the north, economic issues and inflation will likely be top of mind for these voters.
  — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
• Key number: Hopes for lower inflation and rates have dimmed.
  — Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
• Both figures are higher than the current rate of inflation.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune Well, 18 Jan. 2024
• In light of its progress in cooling inflation, the Fed expects to cut interest rates sometime this year.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
• But at the moment, unemployment is low and inflation is way too high.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
• Even so, the Fed remains far from achieving its target inflation rate of 2%, Powell added.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
• Since 2020 the cost of dining out has skyrocketed across the US, and even as other forms of inflation have eased, menu prices keep climbing.
  — Meghan McCarron, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2024
• The Marshall Plan, when adjusted for inflation, came to about $150 billion over three years.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
• The hikes come as The Fed fights to curtail rising inflation, a consequence of the pandemic-era shutdown.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 29 Nov. 2023
• Perhaps voters upset over inflation or Biden’s age will drift back to Trump over time.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
• That comes after the central bank aggressively raised rates to a 23-year high to tamp down wayward inflation spurred by near-zero borrowing levels during the Covid pandemic.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024