pent-up
Example Sentences
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“Then you’ve got all this pent-up demand from years of pretty high interest rates,” he adds.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
But the country's teeth were in an appalling state after World War Two and pent-up demand was much greater than politicians anticipated.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Further, Macklem said there was notable pent-up demand from consumers coming out of the pandemic, as households had accumulated sizable savings, and craved goods and services not available to them due to social-distancing restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Their solution to kids with pent-up energy wasn’t to head to any park — it was to come to a mall park.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
All the pent-up emotions of a nation weary from four years of war exploded in a paroxysm, nowhere as much as in the war communities leading the home-front effort.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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