How to Use downturn in a Sentence

downturn

noun
  • The downturn could be short-lived.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In a downturn, lenders hold the high ground.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The strike wasn’t the cause of this downturn.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 May 2026
  • All three downturns in the last 12 months have brought the shares down.
    — Bill Sarubbi, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • One of our biggest tours was right in the middle of the downturn.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But in the kosher wine market the downturn looks more like a slowdown.
    — Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Why this sudden downturn over the last 12 games?
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Is the balance sheet strong enough to withstand a downturn?
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • With four salaries, Abel isn’t fazed by the tech downturn and mass layoffs.
    — WIRED, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Do some research to learn what’s behind the downturn.
    — Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • When does a sales-growth downturn move from a temporary blip to a longer-term trend?
    — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
  • The downturn in fatalities came amid a busy year on the peak.
    — Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 26 June 2024
  • Yardeni still thinks the United States will avoid a downturn.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Those were genuine crashes, not short-term downturns.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But the city would have to fund it during an economic downturn.
    — Jenny Gathright, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But…there’s more and more of a belief that any kind of downturn will be short and shallow, frankly.
    — Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The downturns of more than a percentage point of view share for a range of outlets.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Concerned about downturn risks?
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • If the economy moves into a downturn, things could get even worse.
    — Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The more pressing concern was the downturn in the art market.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • But there is no doubt that his downturn has been fairly concerning.
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Ahead, the inevitable downturns will tell us more about Stammen.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • For a while, the streaming boom’s overall content spend masked this downturn.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Deere hasn’t performed as well during the current ag downturn.
    — Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Pre-plan for buffers to weather an inevitable downturn.
    — Steve Booren, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The roster of shows is a bright spot amid a downturn in local production.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The downturn is not a problem as long as audiences keep showing up.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 May 2023
  • Every other downturn has been either a single loss—or a slide of three or more.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But the market downturn could also force influencers to cut back in their own lives.
    — Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Every other downturn has been either a single loss — or a slide of three or more.
    — Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026

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