downwards
Example Sentences
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Treasury yields took another step downwards as demand returned following last week’s selloff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"If you're being bleached before you've even recovered and been able to produce juveniles again, then that's only a downwards trajectory from there," said Oakley.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Evergrande's downfall has often been cited as a trigger for China's persistent property market slump, which spiralled downwards in 2021 and has weighed heavily on the country's economic development.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
“It’s been spiraling downwards every week,” Gough said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
Gandalf was gazing up, his arms out and downwards, stiff, his hands clenched.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
