How to Use national debt in a Sentence

national debt

noun

• What did happen is that $1 trillion has been added to the national debt, and there is no good way to spin that.
  — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 15 Apr. 2023
• Over the course of four events, only a few constituents raised their hands to engage on the issue of the national debt.
  — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2023
• Over the long term, there simply must be a plan for reducing the national debt.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
• The national debt has grown by over $6 trillion since Biden took office.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
• What’s happening: The gross national debt has grown at an alarming pace since then — by $1 trillion in the last three months alone.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
• And as Matt pointed out, our national debt is $33 trillion.
  — ABC News, 1 Oct. 2023
• With the United States’ national debt closing in on $34.2 trillion, some of the biggest figures in the world of finance have been speaking out.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2024
• That would pay for the child tax credit and still leave $50 billion additional to put toward the national debt.
  — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
• And while the national debt overall has grown, the interest the U.S. has to pay on its debt is still low by historical standards.
  — Bytristan Bove, Fortune, 27 May 2023
• In a statement, Manchin said his vote centered on the impact sweeping loan forgiveness would have on the national debt.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 1 June 2023
• This leads to borrowing that contributes to the national debt.
  — Bailey Schulz, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
• Finally, the economists do agree that the national debt is a problem.
  — Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
• Over the last decade, Congress has authorized trillions of dollars in spending, tripling the national debt since 2009.
  — Christine Romans, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
• While much of his appearance focused on the national debt, Scalise also briefly touched on the 2024 GOP primary.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2023
• Federal spending and the national debt are out of control.
  — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
• An eleventh-hour deal to avoid default on the national debt is headed to President Joe Biden's desk for signature.
  — USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
• Trump, by contrast, grew our national debt by $7.8 trillion.
  — John Stossel, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
• The last time this nation had a serious focus on the national debt was 1992, when Ross Perot ran for president.
  — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024
• The debate surrounding the national debt has become a hot topic in Congress ahead of the summer deadline.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2023
• The country is staring down nearly $33 trillion in national debt, which is only projected to grow in the coming years and decades.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2023
• The Trump-Pence administration added around $8 trillion to the national debt.
  — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 7 June 2023
• The national debt topped $33 trillion this year, and fiscal watchdogs warn that within the next three decades, the cost of interest on the debt will be the nation’s largest expenditure.
  — Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
• Despite the negative response, Christie pushed on with his remarks, touching on the national debt.
  — Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2023
• His argument that the national debt rose only because of Covid-19 pressures is false.
  — Jane C. Timm, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2023
• Stocks were coming off a down year, and economists and business leaders were worried about the future of the U.S. because of its rising national debt.
  — Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 12 June 2023
• Nothing less than the integrity of the national debt and the stability of the American financial system would be on the line.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 24 May 2023
• The national debt has become a critical issue that needs to be addressed with a balanced budget.
  — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
• Ramaswamy wants lawmakers to vote against the aid package, citing the U.S. national debt of $33 trillion as a major factor.
  — Chris Irvine, Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2023
• But the larger idea — that proceeds from energy production will pay off the national debt — is pure nonsense.
  — Dominic Pino, National Review, 24 Jan. 2024
• The last two Republican presidents added more than $10 trillion to the national debt.
  — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024