How to Use influx in a Sentence

influx

noun
  • The city is preparing for a large influx of tourists this summer.
  • The company has had a sudden influx of capital.
  • The rapid influx has raised alarms among labor groups.
    — Merritt Enright, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • There's an influx of some new guys that are trying to put on a show.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2022
  • He's seen an influx of patients.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
  • So, in a city that has seen an influx of food halls in the last five years, what sets this one apart?
    — Megha McSwain, Chron, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The influx began in the weeks before the start of the new league year.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Egypt has secured its border against a large influx of refugees.
    — Raja Shehadeh, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
  • His remains will soon draw an influx of pilgrims once again.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But even with the influx of cash, resources are being squeezed.
    — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Newark was not seeing an influx of flight delays.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • What changed was scale — huge datasets, far more compute, and an influx of talent.
    — Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
  • One reason the college game has improved so much is an influx of cash.
    — David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • An influx of tourism has also helped boost retail sales in Japan.
    — Reuters, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
  • There are many ways to try to prepare for that influx of people that will need water.
    — Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The stunning influx of water has set off what many fear is a slow-rolling crisis.
    — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2023
  • An influx of jobs means a direct impact on local economies.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • If this were training camp, the influx of linebackers would not be as alarming.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The size of the turnout and the influx of new voters have made polling more challenging.
    — John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Cities have warned that the budgetary strains caused by the migrant influx would oblige them to cut services.
    — Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The company said the influx briefly overwhelmed its servers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, Amazon will surely have an influx of style deals that will fill the gaps in your wardrobe.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 24 May 2024
  • But tribes and state agencies say the influx of funds is only a fraction of what is needed.
    — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2023
  • And how do residents of these small towns feel about the influx of visitors each year?
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • But the influx of new residents in this city has had its consequences.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 May 2022
  • The government will need to hire many more customs agents to manage the influx.
    — Leif Larson, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.
    — Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The heat did not seem to put a damper on turnout — bolstered by an influx of newly striking workers.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2023
  • Bars and restaurants in the city are preparing for the influx of customers.
    — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Traffic will be heavy on the Westside due to an influx of fan events and peak beach traffic.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

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