downslide

Example Sentences

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And it almost wasn’t enough to get past a bad Chicago team on the downslide that was mostly outplayed, but still came a hit goal post away from tying things late.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022

History tells us that naming rights to sports venues signal, at best, a very short-term prominence of the named companies, and at worst a high water mark followed by a downslide.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2021

Addressing the call on Tuesday, Upton told CNN's Anderson Cooper in a Tuesday interview: "We have seen civility really downslide here. I'm concerned about my staff. They are taking these calls."

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2021

Her husband is still working construction in Tucson, but he’s afraid that if the economic downslide continues, he could lose his job too.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2020

However, severe ethnic violence, the closing of key business enterprises, and an empty government treasury have led to a continuing economic downslide.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency