How to Use inflationary in a Sentence

inflationary

adjective

• He blames the bad economy on the government's inflationary policies.
• Some moves may even leave them in a better position when this inflationary period ends.
  — Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo, WSJ, 21 May 2022
• Holding the economy on a steady path of non-inflationary growth is all but impossible.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 6 May 2022
• Risk aversion usually favors the Swiss franc, but the dollar has emerged as the key haven in a more inflationary environment.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022
• The war has already driven up gasoline prices across much of Europe in a generally inflationary climate.
  — New York Times, 8 May 2022
• That's adding to inflationary headaches for families, the US economy and the White House.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 9 May 2022
• Strong wage growth can exacerbate inflationary pressures if employers decide to increase prices to offset raises.
  — David Harrison, WSJ, 6 May 2022
• The 68-year-old has warned that ballooning government debt is, by nature, inflationary, and could throw a damper on the Federal Reserve’s plans.
  — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
• That was true in the inflationary era around the 1970s.
  — Lakshman Achuthan, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
• But in terms of something that - inflationary is about the rate of growth of prices.
  — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2024
• Eggs and housing costs have been some of the inflationary hot buttons around the nation for the past year or so.
  — Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
• But the current inflationary crisis has put basic goods out of the reach of many Afghans.
  — Margherita Stancati, WSJ, 17 July 2022
• The higher Premier League clubs push prices, the greater the inflationary risk for everyone else.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023
• But these products aren’t the cheap, poor-quality store brands of the inflationary 1970s.
  — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
• This levy would last 10 years, and would be tied to inflationary increases, as well.
  — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2024
• During the inflationary age, CEOs are cutting costs in most places (if not always in their own salaries).
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 June 2023
• In the past five years, the cost of goods from Vietnam has increased about 10% and from Mexico about 3%, adding to inflationary pressures.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
• And when the Pell Grant fails to keep up with inflationary costs, that’s often going to be felt by the neediest students.
  — Jon Marcus and Fazil Khan, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
• And at times, the labor market can be a stubborn source of inflationary pressure — like right now.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 26 June 2023
• During the inflationary plague of the 1970s, inflation popped back up after periods of the Fed letting its foot off the gas.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2024
• The tight labor market has been a source of inflationary pressure due to the role that labor costs play in pushing up consumer prices.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 28 July 2023
• Boohoo has seen sales slow as consumers pull back due to inflationary pressures.
  — Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024
• Pritzker signed a budget that included a six-month pause of a 2.4-cent inflationary increase in the gas tax.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2022
• The way to douse those inflationary flames is to bring the job market back into balance, some economists say.
  — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2022
• The Fed wants to cool hiring and wage increases, which can drive up inflationary pressures.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
• And that to me is the most important reading for the Fed in terms of its contribution to inflationary pressures.
  — Andy Mills, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2024
• This all comes just as people have felt some relief at the pump, which means no inflationary relief for the holidays.
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2022
• Prices at the wholesale level fell from June to July, the first month-to-month drop in more than two years and a sign that some of the U.S. economy’s inflationary pressures cooled last month.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022
• Nearly two out of every three adults in the U.S. are just scraping by, due to inflationary pressures, according to a new study.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
• His promises to hike tariffs across the board and begin mass deportations of undocumented immigrates are also seen as inflationary, potentially adding pressure on the Fed to keep rates higher for longer.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024