How to Use commodity in a Sentence

commodity

noun

• Oil is a commodity in high demand.
• Patience is a rare commodity.
• Prices of basic commodities have soared, and poverty is on the rise.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
• The humble commodity has caused the rise and fall of empires.
  — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
• The global commodities chief saw revenues for his desk surge to over $3 billion last year, thanks to high oil and gas prices.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023
• The vessels are used to transport commodities like iron ore and soybeans.
  — Michael Forsythe, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
• How trains are managed: Railroads used to prefer trains to contain cars with the same kinds of commodities, like crude oil or corn.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• Jeff Currie, the global head of commodities flagged this again for the market just recently.
  — Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
• The dollar’s value would be kept stable vs. gold and commodities.
  — Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• That comes at a cost of time and energy, two precious commodities on any space mission.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
• Costs have crept up in recent years because commodities like wood pulp — which is used to make paper products — hit record highs in 2022.
  — Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
• The cost of commodities such as wheat and corn has fallen in recent months because of easing global demand.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
• In his mind, a key issue is that many don’t understand the nuance of the law around securities and commodities.
  — Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 5 July 2023
• The decline in gas prices owes in large part to a steep drop in the cost of crude oil, the underlying commodity that refineries turn into gas.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
• Producer input prices fell a larger-than-forecast 1.3% on the month amid a drop in oil and commodity prices.
  — Tom Rees, Fortune, 19 July 2023
• Henry earned an offer during a day camp in June 2022 and has steadily become a top commodity over the past year.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 28 July 2023
• An Eszencia wine can be as sweet as 450 grams per liter and is a very rare and expensive commodity.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2023
• April’s commodity price of 43 cents per therm represents a return to a more normal price range.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
• Smith is one of the hottest commodities on the market this spring, and vacancies are surfacing everywhere.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
• In the past, certain businesses would have looked at banking as a commodity.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
• In February, Alexandre pleaded guilty to one count of commodities fraud.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
• The two-day jump in gasoline prices — the biggest in a year — is combining with a rally in wheat and other agricultural commodities.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 26 July 2023
• From here on, oil will take second place to another precious commodity that gushes with the aid of human know-how.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
• On the Plains, the war has made for volatile commodity prices, fast-changing market conditions and, among some farmers, a sense that their work matters more than before.
  — Mitch Smith, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• On the Plains, the war has made for volatile commodity prices, fast-changing market conditions, and, among some farmers, a sense that their work matters more than before.
  — Mitch Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
• What was novel was their emergence as a commodity in mass commerce.
  — Moira Donegan, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
• Peak Trading Research says the macro mood is mixed but that energy markets are pulling the commodity space lower.
  — WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
• Tickets can be ordered and jerseys can be corralled, but time is a much more precious commodity.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
• People are the new commodity for cartels, perhaps preferable to drugs.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
• The two main drivers will keep prices chugging at that disappointingly rapid clip are the already yawning deficits destined to grow from here, and a big push from commodities.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024