How to Use consumer in a Sentence

consumer

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  • Many consumers are still not comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
  • That’s what played out this past week in the bottom two sectors: health care and consumer staples.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Zoldi said consumer habits were changing too fast to rewrite the AI system.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Lower gas prices will probably reduce overall consumer inflation for a third straight month.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022
  • This easy-to-hold, straightforward red light therapy device is a consumer and editor favorite.
    — Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Therefore, enforcing the policy might be much more difficult and not worth consumer backlash.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Image The steep drop in babies is having a drastic effect on health care, education and even the consumer market.
    — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Financials and consumer staples sectors posted the main losses while energy and healthcare sectors rose.
    — WSJ, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Backers of the measure emphasize the initiative doesn't forgive anyone's medical or consumer debts.
    — Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Nagra, with a state consumer advocacy group, said the Kroger-Albertsons merger leave areas that are already food deserts with even fewer choices.
    — Kristine De Leon, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Essentially, consumer convenience takes a back seat to helping the environment and reducing emissions.
    — James Broughel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Over the past two years, companies have downsized paper products, salty snacks and many other consumer package goods as their ingredient, labor and transportation costs have skyrocketed.
    — Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • That would be good for consumers but also for the climate.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Scottsdale is one of the largest consumers of CAP water.
    — Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 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
  • That’s the unit that makes the Echo (and voice assistant Alexa), Kindle and other consumer products.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2022
  • 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

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