How to Use consumer in a Sentence

consumer

noun
  • Many consumers are still not comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
  • 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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