downward

Example Sentences

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With oil used for energy and transport, another downward pressure on prices could be the resumption of global shipping through the Red Sea.

From BBC

The instructors guided us through a series of poses including “downward wolf.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But investors appeared skeptical out of the gate, with shares falling at the opening bell and continuing their downward slide into midday trading.

From MarketWatch

In a low-ceiling basement lined with combustible finishes—as Le Constellation seems to have been—a small fire can rapidly generate a superheated smoke layer near the ceiling that gradually expands downward.

From The Wall Street Journal

All three added transfers to help buck the downward trend.

From Los Angeles Times