negative
Example Sentences
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One negative was his injury record, and in his first season he missed 17 games with knee and ankle problems.
From BBC
“I like it because it’s tasty, and mostly because it’s good,” the 8-year-old said, though he rated a new roll with spica tuna he recently tried a “negative million.”
The negatives are mostly macro—U.S. budget deficits and the threat of higher inflation.
From Barron's
India’s market lagged behind in 2025 due to the negative impact of U.S. tariffs, sluggish economic growth, and investors’ reallocation of assets to China.
From Barron's
"The amount of unforced errors is the biggest negative. We made too many mistakes. When we were up there we lacked the cutting edge on the day."
From Barron's
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