spiraling

Example Sentences

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Iran desperately needs access to foreign currency to purchase goods amid a spiraling economic crisis, rampant inflation and a collapsed local currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Strategic Petroleum Reserve, that helped steady markets and keep energy costs from spiraling even higher.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

From the point of view of an outside observer, the Moon moves in a spiraling motion as a result.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

In reality, most of us are trying to answer the same question everyone else is: How do you feed yourself well without financially spiraling in the produce aisle?

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Even she was lost, and it sent him spiraling more.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro