How to Use sell-off in a Sentence

sell-off

1 of 2 noun
  • But so was the sell-off back in April.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But the sell-off of youth sports is no surprise.
    — Chris Murphy, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
  • Some stocks have been harder hit by the sell-off.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In short, this might just be the start of the shipping sell-off.
    — Greg McKenna, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The sell-off did pause on Tuesday.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The rout was sparked by a sell-off in tech, led by software stocks.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
  • But in truth, shares haven't seen much of a sell-off, so be careful.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The sell-off wiped out Amazon's gains for the year.
    — Ari Levy,jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The sell-off spared no corner of the ecosystem.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The broad sell-off came as oil prices continued to spike.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The moment led to one of the worst market sell-offs on record.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 7 July 2025
  • Investors are split on whether the sell-off was overdone.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Stocks have popped and oil prices have plunged in one of the biggest sell-offs in years.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
  • Friday's sell-off just made things a lot clearer.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 6 June 2026
  • The crypto sell-off at the end of the year came against that backdrop.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Luria said the sell-off has opened up a good entry point for investors.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
  • And then … nothing, until this week’s sell-off.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The declines came after steep sell-offs in Asia.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • The comments sparked a brief sell-off of Intel shares.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The analysts call the recent sell-off a chance to buy.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The bond market sell-off is more worrisome than the one in stocks.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In the same vein, a miss on expectations could lead to a sell-off.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 July 2023
  • The summit will take place amid a sharp sell-off in global bond markets.
    — Hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • The sell-off comes a day after stocks sold off sharply on soft economic news.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The move caused a wider sell-off in stocks and sparked fears that other banks may be at risk of failure.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Certain stocks seemed to be more swept up in the broad market’s sell-off than others.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The surge in yields prompted a stock sell-off and raised alarm that a rate hike could be on the horizon.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 May 2026
  • The news rocked the French stock markets, prompting the worst sell-off in two years.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 17 June 2024
  • Are any one of these options best able to shield a company’s stock price from a sell-off?
    — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 5 May 2023
  • That could trigger a sell-off in the bond market, which means mortgage rates could soar.
    — Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025

sell off

2 of 2 verb
  • Jezebel was sold off and closed.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Biz and brands that have been sold off, again.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 May 2026
  • Fox shares are selling off on the news.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 June 2026
  • As the stock sold off, big money stepped in.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But elsewhere, traders sold off.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • So selling off talent doesn’t make a ton of sense.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • After two years of rising feed prices, he was forced to sell off his sheep.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Chip stocks, which ended their record winning streak this week, sold off.
    — Youkyung Lee, Bloomberg, 28 Apr. 2026
  • When there’s a scare in high-yield, PDI sells off.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • There is no way to sell off Chicagoans' debts that would yield that amount of revenue.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
  • No money to keep them up and will probably be sold off.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026
  • Over time, more than 200 of those acres were sold off at a profit.
    — John W. Beacham, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
  • That means Treasurys were selling off as rates leapt.
    — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The stock markets sold off as the price of oil went over $100 again.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • So how does a team feel when the owner has sold off most of the major assets?
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The units are being sold off the MLS.
    — Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 9 May 2026
  • The feds should should sell off the gold at Fort Knox for this reason alone.
    — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Right or wrong, the group tends to sell off when the market gets concerned about software.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Investors, decrying the lack of specifics, sold off stocks.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
  • Stocks sold off in Asia and Europe this morning.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Stocks sold off in Asia this morning and Europe ticked down as well.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bonds also sold off, driving yields higher.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Stocks are already feeling the heat after selling off to start the new month.
    — Fred Imbert,nick Wells, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Stocks were lower at the open on Wednesday, and bonds also sold off.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The hotel closed last fall, and now its contents are being sold off at a discount.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Almost everyone is brought to a point where you are faced with selling off your ideals.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
  • How to sell off the stuff that doesn’t feature athletes or live spectacle?
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2025
  • On Monday, stocks sold off but have spent the next three days moving higher.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Shares of major tech companies around the world also sold off.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • When Japan hiked rates, investors sold off some of those assets and sent stock prices falling.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024

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