free fall
noun
1
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
2
a
: the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens
b
: a rapid and continuing drop or decline
a free fall in stock prices
Examples of free fall in a Sentence
Sales were in free fall.
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The games industry is in free fall, with massive layoffs hitting on a near weekly basis.
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Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Modi: Vikings -4 The Jaguars are in free fall, and, despite the final score showing a one-score loss, they were thoroughly dominated by the Eagles last week.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
His essays from that time describe the strange and necessary intimacies that develop among the inhabitants of nations in free fall.
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The pandemic briefly sent airline valuations into a free fall.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Modi: Vikings -4 The Jaguars are in free fall, and, despite the final score showing a one-score loss, they were thoroughly dominated by the Eagles last week.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
His essays from that time describe the strange and necessary intimacies that develop among the inhabitants of nations in free fall.
—Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The pandemic briefly sent airline valuations into a free fall.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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free fall
noun
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
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