downslide

Example Sentences

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History tells us that naming rights to sports venues signal, at best, a very short-term prominence of the named companies, and at worst a high water mark followed by a downslide.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2021

Addressing the call on Tuesday, Upton told CNN's Anderson Cooper in a Tuesday interview: "We have seen civility really downslide here. I'm concerned about my staff. They are taking these calls."

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2021

This downslide might be an indicator for how artistic expression has been stifled in the last few years.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2021

Louisville is on the downslide right now losing two of their final four games, including a 45-13 beatdown at the hands of the Kentucky Wildcats to end the season.

From Golf Digest • Dec. 20, 2019

However, severe ethnic violence, the closing of key business enterprises, and an empty government treasury have led to a continuing economic downslide.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency