How to Use downward spiral in a Sentence

downward spiral

noun

• There’s no instant cure for Pansy’s condition; no emotional breakthrough that will put a stop to her downward spiral or heal the pain that she’s forced her son and husband to suffer in silence.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
• Does Wyman think the Stones could have done more to stop Jones’ downward spiral?
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
• And that’s exactly what happened, and that was the start of a downward spiral.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 17 May 2023
• That led to life on the streets, the military, then shelter living and a downward spiral.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• And that was to stop the downward spiral in this relationship.
  — CBS News, 18 June 2023
• The downward spiral kept swirling, and the internet kept watching.
  — Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
• On the scale of the whole body, meanwhile, overheating can trigger a downward spiral.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
• This nugget of information was enough to put a floor in the stock that prevented a further downward spiral in the price.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 July 2024
• Then again, the whole movie is designed as a (deceptive) downward spiral.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2024
• In the realm of business, the pursuit of perfection can yield remarkable highs or lead to a downward spiral with charred wings.
  — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
• Recently, my nephew has been in a downward spiral because of drugs.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 June 2023
• According to sales figures from VW, the Arteon has been on steep downward spiral for the last two years.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 14 June 2023
• But over the past decade, cable has been on a steady downward spiral as companies and consumers went all in on streaming TV.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
• Such moves all led to further selling in small caps, fueling a downward spiral in the market.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 23 Feb. 2024
• At least that’s a few hundred million less than Thursday’s downward spiral.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2023
• Then there were those back-to-back losses at Oklahoma City in December that launched the Blazers on a downward spiral.
  — oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2023
• Those buildings might not be able to get the financing needed to do upgrades, thus starting a downward spiral.
  — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2023
• After that high, the toys became less popular and sales began a downward spiral.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 28 July 2023
• Look at how much has happened since June 27, when Biden’s debate debacle kicked off his downward spiral.
  — Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2024
• Yet, for all of Dillard’s success, it’s barely been able to reverse the decade-long downward spiral in department store shopping.
  — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• After his dad was arrested for abuse, the downward spiral began.
  — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2023
• Movies and television have offered a front-row seat to his lacerating wit and his downward spiral.
  — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
• The Wildcats survived their biggest hurdle last month, one that could’ve easily sent the season on a downward spiral.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
• The downward spiral Many fantasies fall apart once reality sets in.
  — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
• That set in motion a downward spiral that DeSantis proved unable to reverse.
  — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
• Meanwhile, Siegel isn’t concerned that an emergency cut will send the markets into a downward spiral.
  — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
• And if this season represents the start of Pittsburgh’s downward spiral, after so many years of excellence, Dubas may want to hold onto his first-rounder next year.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
• Blanchett gives a performance for the ages as Lydia Tár, an orchestra conductor in a downward spiral.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
• While wrangling over control over Berlin sets up weeks of tough negotiations, one of the most damaging aspects of the vote is already clear: the Free Democrats are in a downward spiral.
  — Michael Nienaber, Bloomberg.com, 13 Feb. 2023
• The quality of life has been on a downward spiral in NYC in the last few years, in my opinion, and this annoyance and dangerous practice is not making life here any better.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024