How do you use Lack in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like want or need, plus the exact meaning.
Lack in a sentence
Related words
Lack meaning
- A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
- A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
Example sentences (20)
Heart disease, high blood pressure, lack of nutrition, and lack of exercise are more prevalent in those communities.
She said this had resulted in “lack of insight and lack of remorse”, something that “is a concern to the court”.
SMBs often have fewer cybersecurity guardrails in place due to a lack of informed leadership and lack of funds.
Should investors take a lack of insider buying to be a sign of a lack of confidence in the company’s prospects?
The lack of money and the lack of strategic need combined to suggest that selling the -class was a reasonable decision.
Carter said “we saw a lack of credibility, a lack of transparency” at a time when both major parties have claimed victory.
Lack of discipline in schools is a much greater problem than lack of funds and will be increased by other LibDem policies.
She does not believe there is a lack of spiritual discernment in the Church, but rather a lack of courage.
Our failure to overcome diseases of want thus reflects not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
There just seemed to be a lack of will from the police and a lack of evidence with no one coming forward.
This was often done because of a lack of space, scarcity of materials and lack of rebroadcasting rights.
There is a lack of staff, a lack of critical care beds, a shortage of basic antibiotics and ventilators.
Many have speculated reasons for the lack of script growth: physician inertia, lack of insurance coverage, awareness, and cost.
The London Mayor has blamed a lack of government funding for a lack of Metropolitan Police resources.
The lack of forethought in this case is another example of his lack of leadership with the pandemic.
When you try to talk to her, do you talk only about “the lack of action” or do you ask her about her pleasure (or the lack thereof)?
For my own part, I feel the real issue isn't lack of love, so much as lack of emotional resources.
Often our productivity struggles are caused not by a lack of efficiency, but a lack of motivation.
Lack of nuance is even greater emphasized by lack of reading, which is further discussed and in Daniel Macomber’s column about nuance.
During this trial, we have observed a lack of remorse, a lack of any human emotion and we have sat and listened to yet even more lies.
Common combinations with lack
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lack of 350×
- the lack 79×
- and lack 34×
- to lack 22×
- is lack 11×
- of lack 10×
- or lack 9×
- as lack 8×
- that lack 7×
- for lack 6×
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About these examples
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