How to Use nosedive in a Sentence

nosedive

noun
  • The plane went into a nosedive.
  • The stock market took a nosedive.
  • Some thought that Bitcoin’s nosedive couldn’t get any worse.
    — Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • For just two frames, one video showed the plane in a steep nosedive before striking the water.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But right around the Oppenheimer-is-long jibe, things took a sharp nosedive.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Maybe your blood sugar took a nosedive because your granola bar lunch skimped on protein.
    — Caroline Tien, SELF, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The Chicago Bulls might be bracing for a nosedive.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Wall Street firm’s change of heart comes in the middle of a steep market nosedive.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
  • His public image also took a nosedive after a series of run-ins with the law.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Even with Friday's nosedive, the stock is up roughly 87% from this time last year.
    — Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Slow job growth could be one reason why markets worldwide took a nosedive on Monday.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024
  • After climbing steeply for three to five seconds, the plane went into a sudden nosedive.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • That’s in spite of its eighth and final season, which took a historic critical nosedive.
    — Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Quartzy, 16 July 2019
  • Loop the loops, unexpected spins, and sudden nosedives were all part of the treatment.
    — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian, 26 Sep. 2017
  • The reasons for that nosedive have been explored and debated in detail.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of my clients are noticing that their libidos have taken a nosedive without any discernible reason at first glance.
    — Myisha Battle, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • That’s how much of a blip on the radar what once seemed a terrifying nosedive off democracy’s cliff is today.
    — Greg Jackson, Time, 23 June 2026
  • The employment nosedive in the state has largely been fueled by the private sector.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • With last year’s late-season nosedive, the Orioles had lost 45 of their past 57 games.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 8 May 2018
  • But what happens if the market takes a nosedive and Tether has to mark down all that gold and Bitcoin?
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 11 May 2023
  • Their only win during that nosedive came against the New York Giants.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
  • But on a spinning disk with a head that needs to move in order to read the different bits of each file, performance can take a nosedive.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2018
  • During the pandemic, the flight attendant’s job took a nosedive.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 1 May 2024
  • All agree the temperature will take a nosedive on Christmas Eve.
    — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The moves were met with consecutive days' worth of a stock market nosedive coupled with new fears of a recession.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Whether or not that team overachieved, the 49ers then went on a 1-6 nosedive for a 6-11 record.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Rosen matched his hype while leading to the Bruins to a 4-0 start before his career took a steep nosedive.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • Auburn’s offense has taken a nosedive since starting SEC play.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The aircraft's two pilots reportedly fought over the controls as the plane went into a nosedive.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Nashville's major league pro sports teams have taken a collective nosedive to the bottom of the standings.
    — Nate Rau, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024

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