tariff

Example Sentences

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The rising market price for aluminum has driven up buyers’ costs for the metal and in turn the delivery charge with the tariff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The tariff costs for many products are likely to increase with a lower tariff assessed on the entire product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But like the pharma industry, companies in other sectors are striking deals with the administration or taking steps to insulate themselves from tariff costs.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Over the last few years, the job market has weathered the most aggressive rate-hiking cycle in decades, a regional banking crisis and a tariff shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“So six bolts of silk at twice the price, plus the tariff, but minus my bargain to you as a Zoroastrian would be one hundred forty-seven drachms.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri