How to Use understaffed in a Sentence
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The union has long held that the prison system is understaffed.
—John Caniglia, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2020
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The restaurant was understaffed and swamped with orders, and the AC in the kitchen was broken.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
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And then there's the fact that restaurants are still understaffed.
—Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 21 May 2022
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Many are angry that the police force is understaffed, the mayor said, and want more cops on the street.
—Jennifer Peebles, ajc, 22 Sep. 2021
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In his 10th season with the Spurs, Mills has appeared in his share of games with the team outmanned and understaffed.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2021
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But the jails are understaffed, with the main jail being about 15% short in staffing, according to Weekes.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
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Schatz said the veteran’s home was understaffed and not equipped to halt the outbreak on its own.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2020
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The records show the South Unit of the Florence prison was understaffed during the night shift on Jan. 23, when the prisoners escaped.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2021
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The office is understaffed, and low pay is one reason why.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
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The Bethel Fire Department is understaffed right now, and Solesbee said firefighters worked hard to put out the rest of the fire.
—Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2022
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Meanwhile, the county is down more than 300 social workers and is understaffed at the jail.
—cleveland, 4 June 2022
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The firefighters were understaffed and worn out from taming the recent wave of fires.
—Richard Babcock, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2020
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That’s out of a pool of 684 -- leaving many parts of the state dangerously understaffed, Thenell said.
—oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2021
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The Saints dominated the understaffed Broncos, but a pair of key players were lost to knee injuries in the process.
—Jeff Nowak, NOLA.com, 29 Nov. 2020
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The deaths have taken a toll on the force, which has been overworked and understaffed as leaders try to figure out how to move forward from the mistakes of Jan. 6.
—Mary Clare Jalonick and Kevin Freking, Star Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021
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Still, many hospitals in the south remain understaffed, and have fewer beds per capita than those in the north.
—Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2020
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Police union leaders say the department is understaffed and point to that as a reason for the increase in crime.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2022
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That Cal Fire teams are understaffed helped convince many in the Bonny Doon area to take matters into their own hands.
—Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, 24 Aug. 2020
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The Haitian National Police are too understaffed and ill-equipped to combat the growing threat.
—Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021
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The report said 27% of ski areas were understaffed in the summer, and an average of 21 jobs went unfilled.
—Thomas Peipert, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2020
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There are a ton of valid reasons restaurants are understaffed right now, argue with your uncle about that on your own time.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 1 July 2021
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As for public safety, the city needs to find a way to bolster its badly understaffed police.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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In Illinois, poll locations are understaffed due to election judges not showing up to the sites amid the outbreak.
—Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2020
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Asked he if believed the event had been understaffed and poorly planned, Scott said he was mostly involved with the creative side of of the festival.
—Ariana Garcia, Chron, 9 Dec. 2021
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Flores claimed that the kitchen was understaffed, with only three or four workers on during lunch, forcing her to work 50 to 60 hours per week.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2021
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At the same time, call centres are understaffed because agents have called in sick or are unequipped to work remotely.
—Mayank Jain, Quartz India, 8 Apr. 2020
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They just shouldn't be done at the expense of a Police Department that is already understaffed.
—Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020
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Meadows, however, is understaffed during the talks and seems to struggle with his read on Pelosi.
—Andrew Taylor, The Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2020
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Look at the numbers: millions lost to payments sent to deceased beneficiaries while field offices sit understaffed.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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But labor and industry groups say even without cuts, air traffic control towers were already understaffed.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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