in a rut
Example Sentences
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While much of the U.S. housing market has been stuck in a rut, slowed by elevated mortgage rates and home prices near record highs, pockets of San Francisco are rebounding in a big way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
The chip maker’s stock has been in a rut in recent months as investors worry about the sustainability of AI spending by hyperscalers.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
So it is likely that weather patterns will stay stuck in a rut with nothing changing substantially until mid-February.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
Miami is nothing special, but at least the Dolphins don’t seem stuck in a rut.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
Usually people got in a rut putting honey bears on them.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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