downbeat
Example Sentences
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She said sentiment overall remains downbeat, with concerns focused on a recent pickup in inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
A software executive leaving to work for a chip company feeds Wall Street’s downbeat narrative around software stocks, which continue to struggle amid AI replacement fears.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
“The Kindness of Strangers” is set in London in 1953, where the downbeat postwar economy has brought together a group of lodgers in the ramshackle house owned by Honor Wilson.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
In all, no fewer than 26 of the 49 analysts surveyed by FactSet who cover Zscaler lowered their stock-price targets in the wake of the downbeat guidance.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Guy Greco struck the downbeat three final times—hop^hop-hop—and the two lines collided at the gate in a frenzy of hugs and shrieks and kisses.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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