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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During the pandemic, your company went into free fall.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Clara Millen is in free fall, clinging to her job as a lifeline despite being in a state of complete burnout.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
That’s the worst performance for the tech-heavy index over that length of time since September 2022, when the market was in free fall due to soaring inflation and rising interest rates, according to FactSet.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
With the sustained support of the military that others have already mentioned, Maduro may be able to successfully steal yet another election -- keeping what was once Latin America's most advanced economy in a free fall that has sent nearly eight million Venezuelans fleeing abroad.
—Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2024
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Clara Millen is in free fall, clinging to her job as a lifeline despite being in a state of complete burnout.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
That’s the worst performance for the tech-heavy index over that length of time since September 2022, when the market was in free fall due to soaring inflation and rising interest rates, according to FactSet.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
With the sustained support of the military that others have already mentioned, Maduro may be able to successfully steal yet another election -- keeping what was once Latin America's most advanced economy in a free fall that has sent nearly eight million Venezuelans fleeing abroad.
—Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2024
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free fall
noun
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
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