the dumps
Example Sentences
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Consumers—long the engine of the U.S. economy—feel solidly in the dumps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Some strategists are particularly excited about technology stocks, which started the year in the dumps but have begun to climb back.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
So if the Tottenham players are feeling down in the dumps, then it is understandable.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
One very exciting year later, all of that is back in the dumps.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2026
It was the one not fabulous section in Brandywine, a narrow valley of older apartment houses between the dumps and the highway that bordered the next school district.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
