free fall
Example Sentences
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When he’s unsteady, every leap is perilously close to a free fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
While it certainly appears the stock is in free fall, a quick turnaround certainly is possible.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The number of water voles nationally are in free fall, with more than 90 per cent of them lost since the 1970s, the Mammal Society said.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Someone offering you a higher fixed rate of interest on bonds, at a moment when the economy is in free fall, is someone offering you free money.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
It’s not quite denial, and not quite shock, but more like a mental free fall.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
