sliding

Example Sentences

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A sliding participation rate can signal more people giving up on the hunt for work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Like many visitors, Billy first came to Kelvingrove with this family and it is memories of those visits, including sliding around the tiled floors with his sister Flo, in their socks, that he recalls.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Prices fell during Monday’s trading session, with Brent and WTI sliding 11% and 10%, respectively, to settle at their lowest levels since March 11.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Plus-size retail chain Torrid is shuttering nearly a third of its stores as it grapples with sliding sales.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The sun was already as good as set, the last wisps of day sliding across the grassy courtyard we affectionally called the Mall to be replaced by the lengthening shadows of twilight.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin