rollercoaster

Example Sentences

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Stocks fell Wednesday to extend a rollercoaster week for markets, with tech firms once again bearing the brunt of the selling as investors fret over elevated prices and possible US interest rate hikes.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Other bouts of frenetic, rollercoaster volatility occurred during the Asian contagion of 1997, the dot-com crash of 2000-2001, the global financial crisis in 2008 and the pandemic in 2020.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Increasing use by retail investors or ‘ants’ of leveraged products to gain fast exposure to market upside is amplifying market volatility on Korea’s rollercoaster exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"It's been a rollercoaster," an emotional Littler told Sky Sports on stage.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

And so we walked, hour upon hour, over rollercoaster hills, along knife-edge ridges and over grassy balds, through depthless ranks of oak, ash, chinkapin, and pine.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson