How to Use downward spiral in a Sentence

downward spiral

noun

• After Joseph discovers that Maria has been faking her orgasms, the couple’s relationship takes a downward spiral.
  — Travis Bean, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
• The point is near-term unfavorable data in the event of a 25 bps drop can quickly lead to new stories of doom and gloom imagined - adding to the downward spiral in investor sentiments, and the stock market.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 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
• An unexamined life such as this can lead to a downward spiral.
  — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 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
• Since then, the lake has continued its downward spiral, with fish die-offs, high nutrient loads and invasive plant species such as Stinkwort.
  — Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 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
• But Gracey’s war against biopic convention isn’t the massacre its first hour might lead you to hope for, as the film’s pop psychology isn’t at all nuanced enough to sustain the full drudgery of Williams’ downward spiral.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024
• Meanwhile, Siegel isn’t concerned that an emergency cut will send the markets into a downward spiral.
  — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024