How to Use depression in a Sentence

depression

noun
  • The photographs show depressions in the moon's surface.
  • After several years of an economic boom, it looks as though we may be heading toward a depression.
  • She has been undergoing treatment for severe depression.
  • Many people suffer from clinical depression for years before being diagnosed.
  • These are some of the most generic and common afflictions, all signs of stress, depression, and poor diet—just to name a few.
    Rachael Schultz, Men's Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The Serpent is the darkness, the depression, the struggling with drug use that still comes through in the music.
    SPIN, 26 Jan. 2023
  • However, women in the study were younger and more likely to have obesity or depression.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Add in an upsurge in adolescent anxiety and depression, and the degree of difficulty is not for the faint of heart.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Long term depression, anxiety and stress are all potential risk factors for dementia.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Millions of Americans, like John, struggle with depression each day.
    Adam Carlson, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • He has been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The researchers added that those illnesses later in life may include depression, anxiety, substance abuse, suicide and violence.
    Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • For example, studies have linked a lack of human connection to depression and anxiety, poor sleep quality, high blood pressure, and even dementia.
    Samantha Vincenty, SELF, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Symptoms of poor mental health, like anxiety and depression, have been found to have a serious impact on employees’ productivity.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Stratte says, noting that brain fog sits on the list of common menopause symptoms along with changes in mood, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, bone loss, fatigue, insomnia, depression, and anxiety.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Less fear and a saner point of view are the big step out of the depression.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The 1890s brought us the worst stock market crash and one of the deepest depressions up to that point.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • So why does my depression flare up in the run-up to the summer solstice?
    Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 15 July 2024
  • That’s the worst part for me of anxiety and depression.
    Martha Ross, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • West Virginia, meanwhile, places last on the list with three times the share of adult depression as Hawaii—the worst in the country.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
  • If water retention is present, the area will pit or show a depression in the skin.
    Laura Schober, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
  • His lyrics often dealt with themes of depression, substance abuse and death.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 2 July 2024
  • Another squashed the idea that folks in their later years are more prone to depression than younger adults and found that, in fact, the opposite was true.
    Bykells McPhillips, Fortune Well, 8 July 2023
  • And research has shown that this kind of social support can stave off depression.
    Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • At the end of that time, he was diagnosed with depression and memory loss.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 June 2023
  • Tyler had struggled with addiction and depression for most of his adult life.
    Greg Jaffe and Patrick Marley, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Men’s depression, anxiety and drug overdose rates are on the rise.
    Erica Pandey, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The process, at times, has left him vacillating from tears of self-pity to intense anger and severe depression.
    Phil McCausland, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Sleepless and fighting depression, Day was at the breaking point.
    Patrick Rucker, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Unhappiness and depression are at all-time highs among young adults, trend lines Twenge ties to the rise of smartphones and social media.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023

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