ripple

Example Sentences

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Flores is an example of how sky-rocketing fuel prices are having ripple effects throughout the economy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s an important narrative ripple that’s demoted to a thematic layer, but the film maintains its bite.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

A production outage is expected to ripple through depleted U.S. aluminum stocks in the coming months, further putting pressure on prices—which have already been battered by tariff challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

This decrease in spending has a ripple effect because the American consumer accounts for about two-thirds of the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

He zeroed in on my scalp and pinched a group of hairs at the root, sliding mysterious debris to the end and setting off a ripple of chills from my shoulders to my face.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen