pullback

Example Sentences

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Despite the pullback, the index stretched its run above the 50 mark separating expansion from contraction to more than three years, as firms reported increases in both activity and new business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

None, obviously, came close to the 10% pullback known as a correction, which by Carlson’s reckoning occurs on average every 1.8 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It never hurts to buy a few shares now—and buy more aggressively on any pullback.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

During Nike’s earnings call on Tuesday, management-team members indicated they hadn’t yet seen signs of a consumer pullback in North America due to higher gas prices and the conflict in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

I've had a hard pullback, but all is not lost.

From Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake by Alger, Horatio