nosedive
Example Sentences
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Somewhere over the winter, as defeats piled up and Spurs tumbled down the standings, they had entered a catastrophic nosedive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Elite LIV Golf players have seen their world rankings nosedive, complicating their ability to qualify for golf's four major championships, whose fields are largely determined by rankings.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
The number of new jobs created this year has taken a nosedive, and the unemployment rate has crept up to a four-year high of 4.6%.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
Theatrical attendance was already in decline before the pandemic accelerated that nosedive.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025
Perhaps it was because Lady Constance’s Fulcrum of Fortune had taken a nosedive, or perhaps it was the foolish pirate outfit—for whatever reason, and despite the desirability of the ticket, Lady Constance found no takers.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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