How to Use deficiency in a Sentence

deficiency

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  • The accident was caused by deficiencies in the engine.
  • The book's major deficiency is its poor plot.
  • There are several deficiencies in his plan.
  • The disease may be caused by nutritional deficiencies.
  • The parties agree that the IRS mailed a notice of deficiency to the Nutts.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • The small cells weren’t caused by a deficiency in iron.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • In the sports world, athletes wear their flaws and deficiencies on their sleeves.
    — Punit Dhillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Like so many things in life, iron deficiency can sneak up on you.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2023
  • In the case of zinc and copper, too much zinc can cause a copper deficiency.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Her litany of woes traces the limits of science and the deficiencies of healthcare.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The good news is, the Rangers aren’t alone in personnel deficiencies.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 4 May 2023
  • The deficiency has been linked to changes in the ocean ecosystem, where salmon have been feeding on more anchovies.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Sources around the league point to two major deficiencies.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • Dietary iron deficiency is the most common cause across the globe.
    — Nicholas Kassebaum, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2023
  • This deficiency has made formula a bit political, and never more so than in the run-up to the 1980s.
    — Haley Weiss, TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
  • With a deficiency of the enzyme, phenylalanine and its metabolites can build up in the blood and damage the brain cells.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a deficiency of problem solvers across the West, compared with Asian workplaces.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 Nov. 2023
  • And amid the Chiefs’ deficiencies this season — and there were more than a handful — the biggest and most obvious one was the play of their offensive tackles.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Experts cautioned not to read too much into the deficiencies recorded in June.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, a 2016 study found that even a minor zinc deficiency can have vast digestive impacts.
    — Christine Byrne, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • That means too much protein can be fatal for someone like Jesse with OTC deficiency.
    — AZCentral.com, 26 June 2023
  • The upper limit for folic acid is set due to the fact that increased folic acid intake could mask vitamin B12 deficiency.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
  • Any deficiencies the front office feels the team possesses should be addressed by the Feb. 8 trade deadline.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Those deficiencies became even more pronounced to the Cardinals, who had basked in the reflection of Molina’s nine Gold Gloves.
    — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • In the case of a deficiency, closing any nutrient gaps with supplements may help.
    — Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Verywell Health, 15 May 2023
  • They've been returned to the original retailer, which checks them for deficiencies before putting them up for sale again.
    — Stackcommerce Team, PCMAG, 31 May 2023
  • The committee must then monitor the bank’s effort to fix its deficiencies.
    — Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • People with a magnesium deficiency tend to have a harder time loosening muscles, which may lead to cramps and spasms.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2024
  • In Kate, Berlant wound herself up to reveal a big secret that wasn’t a secret at all, only that her character had an iron deficiency.
    — Vulture, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Louisville suffered from a glaring deficiency of production at the five spot last season.
    — The Courier-Journal, 2 June 2023

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