plummet

Example Sentences

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A charity has laid on hot lunches for people struggling as temperatures plummet and the government warns of the effects of cold weather.

From BBC

He says the scheme was so successful that, according to police in the Lancashire town of Accrington, the local youth crime rate plummeted.

From BBC

The analysis shows an outsize effect on noncitizen women, whose reported employment plummeted about 8.6%, or 1 in 12 out of work after raids began to roil Los Angeles in early June.

From Los Angeles Times

Alas, the film’s outlook continued to plummet and soar and plummet again like a jet-propelled pogo stick.

From Los Angeles Times

Venezuela’s oil exports have consequently plummeted by half over the course of the last month.

From Los Angeles Times