How to Use tailspin in a Sentence

tailspin

noun
  • The team went into a tailspin and lost six straight games.
  • Stock prices are in a tailspin.
  • Not hearing from him for two or three days sends you into a tailspin.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Now, years into my career, most things that once caused a tailspin no longer do.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • But then, the season went into a tailspin.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • In the second half of the season, his play went into a tailspin.
    — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2020
  • And then the pandemic hits and then that just threw threw us into a tailspin.
    — Rachel Leingang, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The company’s future was in doubt and its stock was in a tailspin.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
  • Fire up this video for a fun existential tailspin when the rain starts to pour.
    — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 23 Jan. 2018
  • And there are no easy answers to stop the Wolverines' tailspin.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2020
  • The tragedy sends the fragile James into a tailspin.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
  • And now, the Royals find themselves in a tailspin.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
  • His father gave him a gentle yet stern pep talk that snapped Sacks out of his tailspin.
    — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 11 June 2020
  • Neris’ back-to-back-to-back homers sent the Phillies into a tailspin.
    — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 2 June 2017
  • If Boone can't stop this tailspin, the team could fall out of contention very quickly.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The plane's left wing clipped the balloon, which wrapped around the wing and sent the vessel into a tailspin.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Talk a friend out of a tailspin as the moon and Mercury harmonize.
    — USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
  • Paul Ryan is back on his ish with a tweet that sent the internet into a tailspin.
    — Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 3 Feb. 2018
  • What are your thoughts on the tailspin that the retail clothing industry is in?
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Rosen went 3-10 as a rookie and his career hasn’t come out of the tailspin.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2022
  • More and more margin calls come in and more assets are sold, sending the price into a tailspin.
    — Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • The Vikes are in a tailspin after last week's blowout loss to the Chargers.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Losing would have sent the Pacers into a three-game tailspin.
    — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 21 Jan. 2018
  • The Royals, stuck in an April tailspin, have yet to emerge from today’s fog.
    — Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • But by the mid-1990s, the westside mall was in a tailspin as stores were shuttered.
    — Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Is Peter Laviolette the right coach to get the team out of this tailspin?
    — Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • While Bad Bunny’s crop top has sent his fans into a tailspin, crop tops on men are not a new thing.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Many on Wall Street seemed to think so Monday as the stock went into a tailspin.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Many golfers would have gone into a tailspin after such a nightmare, not Tiger Woods.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The vehicle struck a tree, causing the car to tailspin, Curry said.
    — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023

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