plummet
Example Sentences
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The refinery lost more than $200 million in 2020, for example, when the Covid-19 pandemic caused fuel demand to plummet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Had the better of Mercedes team-mate George Russell in qualifying but another poor start saw him plummet down the order to sixth.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Shares have declined by 57% from their 52-week closing high in October, when the price of Bitcoin began to plummet.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Even if your income were to plummet by 50%, you would still receive $250,000 to $400,000 per year in passive income — an amount that exceeds what most retirees comfortably live on.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
My heart did this slow plummet as he talked and I realized that duh he wasn’t N and duh that didn’t even make any sense because his name is Sahil Roy.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Vocabulary lists containing plummet
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