How to Use surplus in a Sentence

surplus

1 of 2 noun
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  • There is a surplus of workers and not enough jobs.
  • If there is any surplus, it will be divided equally.
  • In the first quarter of last year, the budget had a surplus of around $16 billion.
    — Georgi Kantchev, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Photos of Morin were taped to trees along the paved route — a surplus of flowers were left by those trees.
    — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But there may not have ever been such a large, looming surplus in the first place.
    — Brittany Trang, STAT, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Luckily, the village has more than a decade of surplus to fix the problem.
    — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Clinton wiped it all away and left the country with a $236 billion surplus.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 13 Mar. 2023
  • When thinking of what to do with a surplus of apples, my mind first goes to sweet treats such as pies, cakes and crisps.
    — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • There’s a surplus of what might politely be called strained dad jokes.
    — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • That trimmed a storage surplus to a seven-month low 7.6% above normal.
    — WSJ, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Oil-rich Libya, which has a government surplus, has years of missing and misspent funds.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2023
  • His moderation did not seem to get a surplus of love from the audience.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2023
  • In the past, California has used that kind of surplus to balance its budget.
    — Adam Beam, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
  • In a deft bit of maneuvering, Tiffany had gotten his hands on the 20 miles of surplus cable left coiled in the Niagara’s holds.
    — Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Our most recent rainfall tracked over the past 30 days has a notable surplus in many spots east of Interstate 81.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The kingdom slipped into a budget deficit this year after reporting a surplus in 2022 for the first time in almost a decade.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That would still keep supply above a five-year average, but the surplus has been narrowing.
    — WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
  • No way should local PD be trolling around in military surplus.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Those surpluses correspond to deficits in other countries, which can be a drag on their growth.
    — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Office space surplus Less demand for office space will lead to an even further glut.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The cold wave is expected to make a dent in storage surpluses, which were 13% above the five-year average at the end of December.
    — WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
  • This surplus of sebum, combined with dead skin cells and bacteria, can clog the pores and result in acne breakouts on the back.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023
  • This single storm could erase some snowfall deficits and instead create a surplus.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Plummeting demand has created a surplus of milk (and cheese) in the US, which drives prices down even further.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Our most recent rainfall tracked over the last two weeks is actually a surplus (see green and blue shadings) again like last week.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
  • On a 2011 trip to Wyoming, Mumford lost his shades, and in a pinch, picked up some all-black, military-grade, wraparound sunglasses at an army surplus store.
    — Nicole Gull McElroy, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Newsom’s first term in office was buoyed by record-smashing surpluses of more than $100 billion in some years.
    — Adam Beam, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The money for the stadium repairs would be a one-time cash payment from the state surplus, which currently stands at around $7 billion.
    — Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The school board last month declared the property surplus, an initial step in the process to sell the property, district officials said.
    — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • That may not seem like much when the senators and representatives had surplus billions to work with.
    — Jerome Weeks, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
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surplus

2 of 2 adjective
  • Franzia got the idea to start buying surplus grapes and wine (to be used in blends) in bulk. ...
    — Sarah Todd, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Among the problems is that there isn’t any surplus water in the Colorado.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The surplus water inevitably moves toward the low point, the old Tulare Lake.
    — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2023
  • And for the first time ever, hunters will be able to donate surplus venison to people in need.
    — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2022
  • But the group needs more volunteers and donations of surplus fruit to pick.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • Google's pullback comes amid a rise in surplus office space.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The main sources of surplus food for the hot meals that Leket provides daily to tens of thousands of needy Israelis had vanished overnight.
    — Renee Ghert-Zand, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • When the baboons arrived, the zoo staff found that the batch included a handful of surplus females.
    — Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 6 May 2022
  • The city will use surplus money in the general fund to make the contribution.
    — Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The law was later amended to split the surplus 50-50 between taxpayers and schools.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
  • This baked egg dish isn't just good for using up excess fresh produce, but is a great way to use up surplus frozen eggs.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2023
  • In the summer, making lemonade with surplus fruit and veg is one of my favorite efforts.
    — Georgina Hayden, Bon Appétit, 29 June 2023
  • Stern, who has been in the surplus goods business for more than 25 years, is reluctant to predict where his business will be in the next six months.
    — Leticia Miranda, NBC News, 27 June 2022
  • Repairs are expected to be paid for from surplus funds.
    — Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Another huge block of surplus North Texas office space just hit the market.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
  • Field funded the film with proceeds from his sale of surplus tax credits, according to the report.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Simply put, there is a short supply of surplus HVAC equipment available at this time.
    — Karl Pomeroy, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • That excess insulin and glucose in the blood stream can also signal to the body to put the surplus sugar in storage, causing weight gain.
    — Hannah Norman, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2022
  • An app that prevents food waste by connecting consumers to surplus food — and at a bargain.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Resources are rerouted from trees in the sunlight to those that grow in their shade, from trees that have surplus water to those that are dehydrated.
    — Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
  • To do that, Feeding San Diego rescues surplus food from businesses and farms and helps get it to people facing hunger across the county.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Ultimately, none of the surplus money went to school districts.
    — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2024
  • As a first step, the United States should transfer all surplus vaccine doses to India and other countries in need.
    — CNN, 4 May 2021
  • His vintage Aston Martin runs on surplus wine and excess cheese whey.
    — WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022
  • People sympathize with the idea that those who have surplus property should be urged or even forced to give it away during a crisis.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • And consumers, no longer confined to their homes, have exhausted much of their surplus demand for new cars, couches and other toys.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • The landscape of surplus food is impossibly vast; waste is built into the whole business model of the food industry.
    — Stephanie Keith, New York Times, 21 May 2021
  • To Go's affordable Surprise Bags are filled with treats made from surplus food from local restaurants and grocery stores.
    — Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 20 Jan. 2022
  • That total could include surplus weapons the military sells to the public or loans to civilian law enforcement.
    — Fox News, 15 June 2021
  • The House and the Senate have remained at a stalemate over how to dole out roughly $17.6 billion in surplus tax revenue to reduce local school taxes.
    — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 27 June 2023

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