How to Use commodity in a Sentence

commodity

noun

• Oil is a commodity in high demand.
• Patience is a rare commodity.
• The thief steals two of the most valuable commodities of his time: wax and honey.
  — Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
• Prices of basic commodities have soared, and poverty is on the rise.
  — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
• Prices of these commodities could spike as a result, the bank said in a note to clients dated March 6.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
• The humble commodity has caused the rise and fall of empires.
  — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
• Rising commodity prices in Iraq and Iran have driven many to the streets in protest.
  — Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
• 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
• In fact, the water that comes from these forests is a valuable commodity.
  — Outside Online, 2 Oct. 2024
• The waterfront was the first point of connection as people and commodities came in on ships.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 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
• The project is also a catalyst for hope, something Li said, for him, is in short commodity over the years.
  — ABC News, 28 July 2022
• The modern running back is seen as the most dispensable of commodities by NFL coaches and scouts.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
• Jeff Currie, the global head of commodities flagged this again for the market just recently.
  — Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
• Wheat could be stored for long periods and was a top trade commodity.
  — Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
• Week to date, gold futures are up around 2.2%, putting the commodity on pace for its third straight positive week.
  — Brian Evans,alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
• 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
• One, enough food, water, medicine, and essential commodities need to come into the Gaza Strip.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
• Food commodity prices have come down from their spring peaks, and wholesale used car prices have fallen.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Those still in the dark were scrounging for ice – a commodity hard to come by – to salvage the food in their refrigerators.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 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
• Rising commodity prices and the weak yen are prompting companies to pass on higher costs to shoppers at the fastest pace in decades in Japan.
  — Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 9 Jan. 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
• In fact, Americans have been cultivating it since the colonial era, when it was traded on the Philadelphia commodity exchange at the same price as gold.
  — Jane Black, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
• On the final day of commodities trading in 2024, one precious metal ended the year's proceedings having recorded some pretty spectacular gains - gold.
  — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025