inflect

Example Sentences

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In his view, sales and earnings growth rates for both categories will inflect positively on the back of Gap’s initiatives to turn several struggling businesses around.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

The analysts said that at Sweetgreen, they expect that “store traffic will take time to inflect positively as macro pressures are likely to persist and consumer spending remains depressed, particularly among younger consumers.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

U.S. gross gaming revenue was $72 billion in 2024, and the analysts think Robinhood can inflect higher than that given its demographic and distribution advantages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

If the two producers’ generally dissimilar sounds — Dessner leans pastoral, and Antonoff, synthetic — both inflect the record, it could be anything from folk to indie pop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

But he was not adapted to general conversation, he must have it to himself, at all events he must be able to inflect his voice.

From The Fisher Girl by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne