inflect

Example Sentences

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She added that January’s gains were broad based across demographics, and that a chaotic month for international affairs hadn’t seemed to inflect consumers’ economic views.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 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

Cat shares, again, typically trade at a discount to the market, although the stock’s price-to-earnings ratio tends to be highest before its cyclical earnings inflect higher.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 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

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah