plummeting

Example Sentences

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They have lost 11 consecutive games, a stunningly dismal stretch that has sent them plummeting to the National League’s worst record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Indian students spent in studying on campus across Britain in 2024 despite plummeting enrolment.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Under its ownership, Prospect Medical Holdings, a hospital chain, faced plummeting quality metrics and a bipartisan rebuke from a U.S.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

At a time when thousands of local newspapers across the nation have folded in the face of plummeting web traffic, advertising losses and shifting reader habits, the rebirth of a community news outlet is rare.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

He pulled himself upward, pushed again—he was higher now than Lina had been—but suddenly his hands slid and he came plummeting down.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau