nosedive

Example Sentences

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Somewhere over the winter, as defeats piled up and Spurs tumbled down the standings, they had entered a catastrophic nosedive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Elite LIV Golf players have seen their world rankings nosedive, complicating their ability to qualify for golf's four major championships, whose fields are largely determined by rankings.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The number of new jobs created this year has taken a nosedive, and the unemployment rate has crept up to a four-year high of 4.6%.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

The frustration comes not from losing to an excellent Argentina side, but from seeing a team performing incredibly well – as Scotland did to carve out that 21-0 lead – only to nosedive beyond recognition.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

She nodded slightly at Mapper, then they both launched their dactyls into a nosedive at the waiting trike battalion below.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older