How to Use consumer in a Sentence
consumer
noun- Many consumers are still not comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
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Once the item is on sale for consumers, the cost of the tariff is added to the item’s regular price.
— Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Nov. 2024 -
Scottsdale is one of the largest consumers of CAP water.
— Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024 -
In general, Drury says, leasing companies will pass the subsidies on to consumers as lower prices.
— Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024 -
The real triumph of commercial society is not one-time sales of consumer electronics, but the mundane goods that make our lives better every single day.
— Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 Nov. 2022 -
But the path from here to there has some major obstacles, and will come at significant cost to the entertainment industry and consumers for the foreseeable future.
— Jonathan Bing, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024 -
The figures highlight how despite rising interest rates and rapid inflation, consumer and business demand remains solid.
— BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022 -
China's status as an export powerhouse is based on factories such as Foxconn's that assemble the world's consumer electronics, toys and other goods.
— Joe McDonald and Zen Soo, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2022 -
China’s status as an export powerhouse is based on factories such as Foxconn’s that assemble the world’s consumer electronics, toys and other goods.
— Joe McDonald and Zen Soo, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Nov. 2022 -
The federal safety commission has jurisdiction over thousands of consumer products, from toys to televisions to appliances.
— Bianca Pallaro, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022 -
Apple has taken a hard stance on user privacy and security for years, turning the iPhone into one of the more secure popular consumer electronics on the market.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 11 Dec. 2022 -
That would be good for consumers but also for the climate.
— Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024 -
But American consumers have yet to take to live shopping in the same way.
— Kalley Huang, New York Times, 10 May 2023 -
So far, consumers have largely been willing to put up with it.
— Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023 -
But climate change should not be a free pass for gouging consumers, Chabria said.
— Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024 -
Clear warning labels to alert consumers that the product contains THC and should be kept out of reach of kids.
— Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 12 Sep. 2023 -
In June, consumer prices increased by 9%, the highest year-over-year increase in 40 years.
— Zachary Smith, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2022 -
And consumers already owe almost $1 trillion on their charge cards, up 17% jump from last year and a record high.
— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 May 2023 -
In contrast, the new spot is about reminding consumers that Oreo has always been a snack at the top of consumer minds.
— Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain.
— ABC News, 28 July 2024 -
But that could leave fewer options for consumers with less money to spare.
— Anne D'innocenzio, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023 -
Don’t forget that the influencer is your first consumer.
— Anthony Coppers, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023 -
But other experts say consumers shouldn’t get their hopes up.
— Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024 -
Many years ago, some of the farming practices for raising tilapia led consumer to avoid it, but the industry has since made changes.
— Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 24 Feb. 2024 -
To avoid this risk, consumers should set up auto-pay or keep track of payment due dates to avoid falling behind.
— Doc Louallen, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Bottle the wine—or transfer it to cans or boxes—before shipping it to store shelves or consumers.
— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023 -
Meanwhile, Denny’s does not appear to be phased by the more conscious consumer.
— Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 17 May 2024 -
With Black Friday only about a week away, there are signs consumers aren't in a jolly, high-spending mood.
— Marley Jay, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023 -
The site isn’t a consumer genealogy tool, and users don’t have access to their own matches.
— Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023 -
But most of that ad revenue was tied to its retail business, where sellers are fighting to get in front of consumers.
— Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
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