How to Use sharing economy in a Sentence

sharing economy

noun
  • The sharing economy has done so much for the world and for people.
    Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Airbnb, Uber and Bird were the poster children of the new sharing economy.
    The Economist, 4 June 2020
  • Yet even before the virus hit, the stars of the sharing economy had started to lose their shine.
    The Economist, 4 June 2020
  • The sharing economy, in other words, isn’t so great at sharing the wealth.
    Alison Griswold, Quartz, 21 Aug. 2019
  • People took rides from strangers and stayed in their houses as part of the sharing economy.
    Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Quiet mode is an apt metaphor for what has become of the sharing economy.
    Simone Stolzoff, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2019
  • This latest venture melds two of tech’s favorite ideas: the sharing economy, and the basis of Bitcoin—the blockchain.
    Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 29 May 2018
  • By 2014, with the sharing economy growing, Cloud looked around.
    Caitlin McCabe, Philly.com, 27 June 2018
  • These losses reflect the giant wealth transfer at the heart of the sharing economy.
    Alison Griswold, Quartz, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Homes, in short, are becoming part of the sharing economy.
    Kevyn Burger Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The service enables customers to borrow bags on-site as part of the sharing economy.
    Jeff Kart, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Renting out your ride Getaround and Turo are the sharing economy's answer to rental agencies.
    Maria Carter, Woman's Day, 22 May 2017
  • In the sharing economy, where strangers are transacting with strangers, the entire ecosystem is based on trust.
    Dean Nicolls, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • At the same time, the Treasury is contemplating changing the way VAT is charged on sharing economy services.
    Philip Salter, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • And China is not the only country in which sharing economy firms are struggling to make the model profitable, as shown by the travails of firms like WeWork and Uber.
    Grady McGregor, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2019
  • As those working in the sharing economy receive more 1099s, they'll be stuck reporting more of their income.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2021
  • As those working in the sharing economy receive more 1099s, they’ll be stuck reporting more of their income.
    Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Many other cities have tried to regulate sharing economies such as vacation rentals.
    Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Good news: the sharing economy has now expanded to grandmas.
    Evelyn Wang, Esquire, 6 May 2016
  • Airbnb isn't the only sharing economy giant taking a stand.
    Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Reuters/Jason Lee China’s sharing economy has had a bumpy ride in the last two years, led by the fading of a handful of bike-sharing startups such as once high-flying Ofo.
    Jane Li, Quartz, 24 July 2019
  • Some are calling the bike sharing economy in China a bubble and some startups are already closing their doors.
    Polina Marinova, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Even leaving aside the impacts of the pandemic, the company sees the home-to-home concept as a natural extension of the sharing economy.
    David Prosser, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Guest reviews go both ways in a sharing economy, and that's especially true in travel.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 13 May 2022
  • So how does one perform their sharing economy due diligence?
    Cathy Cunningham, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Those young people ended up building many of the social media and sharing economy platforms that would transform the lives of people of all ages by the end of the first decade of the new millennium.
    Kate Eichhorn, WIRED, 8 July 2019
  • So with all these caveats, cautions and qualifiers, why do so many people still opt to participate in the sharing economy?
    Cathy Cunningham, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • For example, the idea that WeWork isn’t a real-estate company—it’s the sharing economy for space.
    Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Legislators had pitched the law as an embrace of the new sharing economy and a boon for Arizonans looking to make some extra money by renting out their spare bedrooms.
    Rosie Bradbury, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Advocates for people with prior convictions say the growth of background check companies will lead to more people being barred from sharing economy.
    Katie Wedell, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2022

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