downbeat

Example Sentences

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Norwegian’s sales miss and downbeat booking and profit outlooks spark concern about demand for cruises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Chief Financial Officer Karen Parkhill gave downbeat commentary, citing rising memory costs.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The Kyrie opens with a strong D-major chord in the large orchestra that seems an obvious downbeat but turns out to be an upbeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Shares of Walmart rallied Thursday after the company indicated that the downbeat profit outlook it had provided was basically a way for the retail behemoth to underpromise so it could overdeliver.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Guy Greco struck the downbeat three final times—hop^hop-hop—and the two lines collided at the gate in a frenzy of hugs and shrieks and kisses.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli