downwards

Example Sentences

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"If you're being bleached before you've even recovered and been able to produce juveniles again, then that's only a downwards trajectory from there," said Oakley.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Evergrande's downfall has often been cited as a trigger for China's persistent property market slump, which spiralled downwards in 2021 and has weighed heavily on the country's economic development.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“It’s been spiraling downwards every week,” Gough said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The department said it anticipated that the number of women travelling from Northern Ireland to England and Wales would "continue to trend downwards with services and access information available locally".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

From the button downwards, the lines of the coat separated and curved away behind the legs of the wearer and came together again at the backs of the knees, forming a pair of ‘tails’.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl