How to Use stagnation in a Sentence

stagnation

noun
  • The lack of turnover has led to a sense of stagnation.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That seems to break through that stagnation, that grip on your throat.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2023
  • To sign the dotted line in an era of stagnation for the sport’s top fighters.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Once‑iconic streets now bear the marks of long‑term stagnation and decline.
    — Thomas E. Franklin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Still, the pace of progress has been slow and seen periods of stagnation.
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Talks in search of a cease-fire and hostage release have ground into stagnation.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2024
  • There could be stagnation at some workplaces and growth at others.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
  • An alarming sense of stagnation had begun to set in.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • This stagnation has taken a toll.
    — Zohran Mamdani, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Vendor-lock can lead to stagnation.
    — Salman Khan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • As soon as nothing changes anymore, there is stagnation.
    — Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Even a few extra minutes a day can help counter any stagnation and help increase blood flow.
    — Eman Bare, Vogue, 19 May 2025
  • And in a market that demands agility, that can be a recipe for stagnation.
    — Jordan Zamir, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Time in a weaker market can mean progress instead of stagnation.
    — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
  • That decades-long stagnation has left judges struggling to keep up, court officials say.
    — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
  • The result is a growing sense of stagnation across the workforce.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Yet the broader trend remains one of stagnation more than resurgence.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • This is more than stagnation, writes Julia Poe.
    — Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, price stagnation in and of itself is no reason to get excited about a stock.
    — John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • What if stillness isn’t stagnation?
    — Essence, 3 Mar. 2026
  • This fear of a kind of job-market stagnation, but no exact sense of what is happening on the ground.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But Anaïs felt a growing sense of stagnation and a yearning for something more.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
  • To avoid stagnation, be sure to accept new perspectives within your friend group — or at least hear them out!
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Conflict is not the enemy, but stagnation is.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, some specialists and experts point to the risks of stagnation and even recession.
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Even stable population trends can be cast as stagnation to be avoided at all costs.
    — Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
  • The remedy to that stagnation might have arrived, as people who grew up with those games are now the ones making them.
    — Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
  • This does not mean cultural stagnation is inevitable.
    — Ahmed Elgammal, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • August saw a revival of sorts before the onset of fall witnessed more stagnation.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, the Wave were going through turmoil off the field and offensive stagnation on it.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025

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