How to Use falloff in a Sentence
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There are many steps in the process, and the report measures the falloff along the way.
— Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024 -
But the rise shouldn't be quite as sudden as the falloff was last year.
— Zach Wichter, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021 -
Schewel said the return to driving won’t be as swift as the falloff was in March.
— Tammy Webber and Angeliki Kastanis, USA TODAY, 12 May 2020 -
But look at this falloff since the start of this century.
— NBC News, 5 Feb. 2023 -
The majority of the falloff occurred in the city, which is 80% black.
— Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2019 -
The network saw a steep falloff after the 2020 election.
— Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2021 -
The majority off the falloff occurred in the city, which is 80% black.
— Bill Ruthhart, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2019 -
The rapid falloff is hitting imports into the U.S. hard.
— Paul Page, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2022 -
So a falloff of just 2% is considered by many observers to be a win.
— Star Tribune, 13 May 2021 -
With the virus spreading to all 50 states, the falloff in travel is likely to be just the beginning.
— Steve Matthews, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020 -
The year after a team struglges to win will typically see a bit of a falloff.
— Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 16 Sep. 2017 -
But the falloff during Finney-Smith’s and Green’s absences has been drastic.
— Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023 -
That’s a bigger falloff than in all of North Texas, where home sales were down 25% year-over-year and prices were 1% lower.
— Steve Brown, Dallas News, 10 June 2020 -
The falloff was smaller than expected, and the researchers were pleased.
— Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2014 -
In early May, the falls were overflowing from its falloff point 1,200 feet above.
— Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024 -
Lottery games of all kinds are seeing a falloff in players.
— azcentral, 29 Apr. 2020 -
The left-hand side of the chart below shows a falloff in every loan category in Q4/22.
— Robert Barone, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023 -
Obviously, that’s a huge falloff from week two to week three.
— Andy Meek, BGR, 2 Aug. 2022 -
The charts show the rapid falloff in consumer confidence in China and Europe.
— Robert Barone, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 -
The falloff in new jobless claims shows the pace of layoffs has slowed enormously in recent weeks.
— Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2020 -
When Fox stopped giving it to the audience, there was an instant falloff.
— Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023 -
For an artist who’s been leery of his falloff since the beginning of his career, he’s done everything to avoid it.
— BostonGlobe.com, 10 Dec. 2021 -
The leasing falloff is largely tied to the vehicle shortage that has plagued the car business for more than two years.
— Ryan Felton, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2023 -
So far, though, Rocket isn’t predicting much of a falloff in volume.
— Telis Demos, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2021 -
But of the players who were on last year’s team and this year’s, veterans Frans Nielsen and Mike Green stand out for their staggering falloffs.
— Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2019 -
All, apart from Parkes and Adams, are not starting against Uruguay, and Edwards doesn’t expect a similar falloff.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2019 -
No one in July could have foreseen such a dramatic falloff.
— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023 -
Note the large falloff in CCs since the end of the federal unemployment supplements (Sept. 4).
— Robert Barone, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021 -
The brawl and its impact on the team were followed by a significant falloff in attendance.
— The Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2021 -
The idea behind the new funding was to help revive an agency whose ranks have been depleted over the years, leading to customer service snarls, processing delays and a falloff in audit rates.
— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 May 2024
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Sue’s body camera fell off at the beginning of the arrest and only shows the ground.
— Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Trader expectations of a large interest rate cut in November have fallen off a cliff following last week’s data.
— Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024 -
And even when something does fall off, the plane is apt to stay in the air.
— Lionel Atwill, Field & Stream, 24 Dec. 2020 -
The Mariners have fallen off the pace as well, with an 11-16 record over the past month.
— R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 3 July 2023 -
The ice and snow melted that day and fell off trees like rain.
— Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023 -
Just fell off the bike and wouldn’t ever be able to get back on?
— Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024 -
The same goes for fruit falling off of the tree branches.
— Annie Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2024 -
The ballpoint tips on the bristles can fall off over time.
— Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023 -
And the fruit will eventually fall off the stalk and cause a mess.
— Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 16 Sep. 2020 -
In low light, the lower branches tend to turn brown and fall off.
— Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023 -
Big chunks of ice were falling off the face of it and down into the water.
— David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023 -
The leaves fall off the trees, which reminds you of the inevitability of death.
— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2024 -
The wheels started falling off quickly at the start of 2024.
— Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024 -
If a fir tree is felled too early, the needles fall off.
— Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2022 -
And the best way to never get on your heels is to keep punching till your arms fall off.
— Salena Zito, Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2020 -
The driver of the Jeep that fell off the cliff was swept out to sea about 100 yards and then directed back to shore.
— Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Most of the time, people would fall off the crates, risking injury.
— Cameron Fields, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2022 -
The wind was strong that evening and thus my iPhone fell off the platform and onto concrete floor.
— Ben Sin, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 -
It’s made from sleek bamboo, with a slight lip around the edge to help keep items from falling off.
— Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024 -
After the cotyledons fall off and new, true leaves form, this is the baby green stage.
— BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021 -
With the arrival of autumn, here’s a reminder that some things fall off and fade away.
— Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 16 Sep. 2021 -
But this year, the pace of investment has fallen off a cliff.
— Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 8 July 2023 -
That is feeding hopes that the economy may not fall off a cliff.
— Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023 -
Investors expect consumer spending to slow the rest of the year, but not fall off a cliff.
— Bryan Mena, CNN, 29 Aug. 2023 -
But in some years, petals fall off more rapidly because of wind, rain or frost.
— Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024 -
Many fans were injured when large sheets of ice fell off the roof of AT&T Stadium.
— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024 -
The pet rock, may fall off the wheel at some point and will likely land among rocks that are very different.
— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2022 -
But some years, petals fall off sooner because of wind, rain or frost.
— Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023 -
To test if the tree is fresh, bend the needles up and down to make sure minimal needles fall off.
— Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023 -
Since rates have spiked over the past year the number of refinances has fallen off a cliff.
— Anna Bahney, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
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