inflect

Example Sentences

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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

Bias: Value-oriented “accumulate” for patient investors; build positions gradually and be prepared for extended periods of underperformance until technicals and sentiment inflect.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

“When you're talking about a group of people in Murrinhpatha, you have to inflect the verb according to whether the people are related as siblings or not.”

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

Query to the class: How did the lady inflect the word Yes to call forth the injunction, Read it again?

From Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation by Everts, Katherine Jewell