dumps

Example Sentences

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Shares of gold miners have been in the dumps this month, as investors have expressed fears over how the Iran war will tarnish the value of the precious metal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Earlier in the week, the government had unveiled other proposals in the action plan, including steps to force flytippers to carry out up to 20 hours of unpaid work clearing up their own illegal dumps.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

In retaliation for propaganda dumps, North Korea in 2024 sent scores of trash-filled balloons to scatter waste across the South.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

One very exciting year later, all of that is back in the dumps.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2026

She takes the can out and dumps it in the trash.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti