How to Use downgrade in a Sentence

downgrade

1 of 2 noun
  • For them, dupes aren't a downgrade.
    — Melissa Repko, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Moody’s has it on review for downgrade to junk.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Lots of downgrades and price target cuts on Trade Desk.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 May 2026
  • Lots of downgrades and price target cuts on Trade Desk .
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 May 2026
  • That's a downgrade from its forecasts in April and June.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The stock slipped slightly after the downgrade.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This most recent Kroll downgrade is its second in two years.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In light of those ads, a plain old celebrity endorsement feels like a downgrade.
    — Vulture, 24 June 2022
  • But Moody’s issued the downgrade last May, and the streak was over.
    — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026
  • But its low price comes with a downgrade to materials.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But its low price comes with a downgrade to materials.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026
  • And the Bolts were betting Moser wouldn’t be much of a downgrade, if at all.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Shares were down nearly 3% in the way of the downgrade on Monday.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 May 2026
  • No government or business likes a bond downgrade.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Shares fell more than 3% in the premarket after the downgrade.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Shares of Dell have added 16% this year but were down 6% after the downgrade.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
  • The Fitch debt downgrade is a reasonable response to those crises.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Shares fell about 2% following the downgrade.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The downgrade applies to the 15-year bonds issued by the state that have not been repaid.
    — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026
  • To be sure, the Moody's report wasn't a downgrade in its rating or even a change to its outlook.
    — Quentin Webb, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Another downgrade of Nike ahead of earnings next week.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • The debt ceiling crisis of recent months was also a main driver of the downgrade.
    — Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Despite the downgrade, most analysts are bullish on Dell.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Despite the downgrade, most analysts remain bullish on the stock.
    — Brian Evans, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Rather than appreciate the savings, the band largely viewed it as a downgrade from their last ride.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Sometimes an analyst’s downgrade will wreck an uptrend and hand the joystick over to the bears.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Still, some analysts say that downgrades from other ratings agencies could be in the cards.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This is a downgrade for the beloved trackpad, but an understandable place to cut costs on the Neo.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Lyft shares slid more than 3% in the premarket following the downgrade.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
  • But Suárez would be a big defensive downgrade at the position.
    — Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

downgrade

2 of 2 verb
  • The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.
  • She didn't intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague's work.
  • Here's how to cancel or downgrade your plan.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Baird downgraded shares to hold from buy.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Will someone try to repeat the route and downgrade it?
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Benchmark downgraded the stock to hold from buy.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 June 2026
  • The bank downgraded its forecast for growth in two-thirds of the world’s countries.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • The bank downgraded its forecast for growth in two-thirds of the world's countries.
    — ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • So its status was downgraded to a dwarf planet.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
  • If anything, they’ve been downgraded to headless — in a box.
    — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The bank downgraded the big box retailer to a hold rating from buy.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Piper Sandler downgraded the stock last week .
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Our debt has been downgraded; our triple A rating has been taken away.
    — NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Both stocks declined, with the latter hit by at least half a dozen analyst downgrades.
    — Ashutosh Joshi, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
  • She was ruled out, but took part of the team’s layup line minutes after being downgraded.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
  • Cowen and Evercore downgraded the stock to hold from buy.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
  • At least 50 jobs will be cut, and others will be downgraded or deleted then added back.
    — Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Jefferies downgraded Vistra to a hold from a buy.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere,jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The bank downgraded the paint company to equal-weight from overweight.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The first is that a few key specs have been downgraded from last year’s model, and the second is the price increase.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Both cases were downgraded in recent months.
    — Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The bank downgraded Nike to sector weight from overweight.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • Credit rating agencies have made a series of bond rating downgrades over the past year.
    — Tom Hudson, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • Credit rating agencies have made a series of bond rating downgrades over the past year.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • Club name Nike was downgraded to hold from buy at Wells Fargo.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 May 2026
  • Club name Nike was downgraded to hold from buy at Piper Sandler.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The bank downgraded Intel to sell from neutral.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Stifel downgraded the stock to hold from buy, and lowered its price target to $200.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 12 June 2026
  • Nothing kills the vacation vibes faster than finding out you’ve been downgraded on your flight.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
  • An initial straight red card was later downgraded to a second yellow, though.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026

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