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Shrinkflation is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shrinkflation in a sentence

Shrinkflation meaning

The practice of making products smaller while continuing to market them at the same price.

Using Shrinkflation

  • The main meaning on this page is: The practice of making products smaller while continuing to market them at the same price.
  • In the example corpus, shrinkflation often appears in combinations such as: shrinkflation has.

Context around Shrinkflation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dictionary 1×

Sentence patterns with Shrinkflation

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

english dictionary shrinkflation 1× inflation but shrinkflation has changed 1× known as shrinkflation 1× plagued by shrinkflation where companies 1× shrinkflation at your 1× this shrinkflation has added 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cadbury s the 1× chocolate fans took 1× it comes as 1× this shrinkflation has 1×

Common sentence endings:

english dictionary shrinkflation 1× known as shrinkflation 1× purchased since january 1× quality of goods 1×

Words around Shrinkflation

Just before it in the word index:

shrinkage 78 shrink 444 shrinivas 2 shringla 11 shrines 173 shriners 44

Just after it in the word index:

shrinking 496 shrinks 95 shripad 4 shriram 18 shrirang 3 shrishti 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Shrinkflation

  • In this selection, "shrinkflation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dictionary stand out and add context to how "shrinkflation" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include english dictionary shrinkflation and inflation but shrinkflation has changed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shrinkflation" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shrinkflation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Shrinkflation at your supermarket? (4 words)

This shrinkflation has added 3.6 percent more to the cost of items purchased since January. (16 words)

Chocolate fans took to Twitter to denounce the latest example of what has become known as "shrinkflation". (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Cadbury’s the Chocolate maker had either increased prices or simultaneously embraced reduction in product size, causing a new word in the English Dictionary, “Shrinkflation”. (25 words)

It comes as shoppers remain plagued by shrinkflation where companies slash the size of products yet charge the same or even more. (22 words)

Not only have they lost purchasing power to inflation, but shrinkflation has changed the size and quality of goods. (19 words)

Question examples

Shrinkflation at your supermarket? (4 words)

Example sentences (6)

Cadbury’s the Chocolate maker had either increased prices or simultaneously embraced reduction in product size, causing a new word in the English Dictionary, “Shrinkflation”.

It comes as shoppers remain plagued by shrinkflation where companies slash the size of products yet charge the same or even more.

Not only have they lost purchasing power to inflation, but shrinkflation has changed the size and quality of goods.

Shrinkflation at your supermarket?

This shrinkflation has added 3.6 percent more to the cost of items purchased since January.

Chocolate fans took to Twitter to denounce the latest example of what has become known as "shrinkflation".

Common combinations with shrinkflation

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shrinkflation" in a sentence?
An example: "Cadbury’s the Chocolate maker had either increased prices or simultaneously embraced reduction in product size, causing a new word in the English Dictionary, “Shrinkflation”." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "shrinkflation" from authentic English texts.
What does "shrinkflation" mean?
Shrinkflation means: The practice of making products smaller while continuing to market them at the same price.
How many example sentences with "shrinkflation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "shrinkflation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.