free fall
noun
1
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
2
a
: the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens
b
: a rapid and continuing drop or decline
a free fall in stock prices
Examples of free fall in a Sentence
Sales were in free fall.
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The Scottish National Party, for reasons of its own, is in free fall.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
Waves of vertigo flood my head, and my stomach is in a free fall.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
And frankly, that feeling of being in the elevator in free fall is a little like what talking to him feels like.
—NPR, 13 June 2024
Gymnastics demonstrations, a parkour course and a 15-foot free fall into an airbag will be some of the interactive activities offered.
—Samantha Wurm, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
Waves of vertigo flood my head, and my stomach is in a free fall.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
And frankly, that feeling of being in the elevator in free fall is a little like what talking to him feels like.
—NPR, 13 June 2024
Gymnastics demonstrations, a parkour course and a 15-foot free fall into an airbag will be some of the interactive activities offered.
—Samantha Wurm, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for free fall
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free fall
noun
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
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