slumped; slumping; slumps
1
a
: a marked or sustained decline especially in economic activity or prices
b
: a period of poor or losing play by a team or individual
2
: a downward slide of a mass of rock or land
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Examples of slump in a Sentence
Verb
She fainted and slumped to the floor.
Exhausted, he slumped down into the chair.
His shoulders slumped forward in disappointment.
Real estate prices slumped during the recession.
Noun
The economy's been in a slump since last year.
They've been in a slump ever since they traded their best player.
He's in a batting slump.
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Ethan has been slumping his way through life ever since being denied a shot at his dream job, and all Nora wants for Christmas — and this is very much a Christmas movie, one that starts at dawn on December 24th — is for her man to be excited for his future again.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
Omar White, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
In the past three years, Sony’s stock (SONY) has started to break out of a decades-long slump.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The Nasdaq Composite fell nearly 0.7% and broke below the 20,000 mark as technology stocks such as Nvidia slumped, while the S&P 500 edged down about 0.5%.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Ethan has been slumping his way through life ever since being denied a shot at his dream job, and all Nora wants for Christmas — and this is very much a Christmas movie, one that starts at dawn on December 24th — is for her man to be excited for his future again.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
Mitch Marner’s tying goal was called back for being offside and the team needed to go back to the drawing board to score as the power play was in another slump.
—Omar White, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
In the past three years, Sony’s stock (SONY) has started to break out of a decades-long slump.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Slump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slump. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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