downward

Example Sentences

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A slower rate of price increases for food - particularly chocolate and meat products - added to the downward pressure on inflation, he added.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

That supply coming back could actually put further downward pressure on prices.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Researchers examined changes in fitness, muscular strength, and endurance, all of which followed a similar downward trend over time.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

One possible factor in the downward slide, researchers say, is the rise of social media on smartphones and corresponding declines in recreational reading.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

But she had died, nine years ago, and his father had contracted, as if a weight had settled on him and concertinaed him downward and inward.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell