How to Use upward spiral in a Sentence

upward spiral

noun
  • For managers, this creates an upward spiral.
    Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But the insider selling that is to come, and the corporate financing that must come, will spell the end of the upward spiral.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Then, with human approval, the system acts on the plan in an ever-upward spiral of reinforcement.
    Vimal Kapur, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
  • But as far back as 2024, signs began appearing that the furious pace of construction and the upward spiral of rents wouldn’t continue.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
  • That self-propelling upward spiral built a small patch of Southern California into the center of an industry and, culturally, the world.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Oil prices continued their upward spiral Wednesday, as Israel and Iran threatened more attacks on petroleum facilities, jolting markets and sending the cost of a barrel of crude to nearly $110.
    Evan Halper, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2026

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