tailspin
Example Sentences
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After Maduro took office in 2013, falling oil production and civil unrest sent the economy into a tailspin—raising questions in some friendly capitals over whether loans were being wasted on Caracas.
Although the Dutchman was only hired before the 2024-25 season—and delivered a title in his first season in charge—there’s little relief in English soccer for managers in a tailspin.
So what issues must Slot solve to ease that pressure, and fight off claims that Liverpool spent almost £450m in the summer only to send a successful team into a tailspin?
From BBC
Geopolitical shocks that used to send the market into a tailspin now come and go, almost unnoticed.
From Barron's
Early in the film, a chance reunion with an old acting-class buddy named Timothy, played by Crudup, sends him into an existential tailspin of doubt and regret.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
