How to Use downswing in a Sentence

downswing

noun

• The arc of her downswing should be hanging in the Louvre.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2019
• The fan hype for this year’s Comic-Con might be on the downswing, but most signs point to little change in crowds.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
• But even by the time Beeple made his record-breaking sale, the NFT market as a whole was already on the downswing.
  — Scott Nover, Quartz, 11 June 2021
• Additionally, the Heat have been on a downswing since the All-Star break, with a 12-11 record since the break.
  — Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023
• This came after anti-Black hate crimes had largely been on the downswing over the past few decades.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2022
• Sure, there's a bit of a downswing for new releases post-Christmas.
  — Corey Atad, Esquire, 3 Mar. 2017
• Admittedly, the market has been on a downswing for a while now.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• Before the season, captain Claude Giroux heard all the whispers: His career was on the downswing.
  — Sam Carchidi, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
• Gorka on the upswing of his notoriety, Palin on the downswing—and the crowd treated them as such.
  — Rosie Gray, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2017
• Phoenix needs to halt its downswing as quickly as possible and will have its hands full slowing down the fifth-seed Mavs.
  — al, 26 Jan. 2023
• These aren't the first polls to suggest Trump's worldview is on the downswing, despite the fact that he was elected president.
  — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2017
• Spring migration is on the downswing now but there are some late-migrating species that still must pass through.
  — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 12 May 2017
• My speedy strokes had caused me to spray the ball all over the course until the app coached me into grasping that the ideal ratio of backswing time to downswing time was 3:1.
  — David Pierce, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
• The state last saw a day of more than 4,000 new cases in mid-January, as the fall/late winter surge, which peaked at about twice that number, was on the downswing.
  — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Aug. 2021
• The slide comes as Biden is also facing a downswing in support among black and Latino voters.
  — Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
• Pollen update: Tree pollen is still terrible, but perhaps on the downswing.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
• As for Leitch, the most recent poll suggests her candidacy is on a downswing.
  — Chris Berube, Slate Magazine, 26 Jan. 2017
• From that position, the bat remains in a neutral position in the downswing, as does Martinez’s body.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2018
• That latest downswing means that egg prices are actually now down from last year.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 13 June 2023
• States hit early are likely to be on the downswing by May, while others will still be hitting their stride and ramping up new cases in the middle of that month.
  — Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2020
• A high percentage of amateurs, however, have the club in a steep position in the downswing with the shaft pointing closer to their toes than the ball.
  — Al Petersen, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2017
• Almost all the Southern League has experienced a downswing in attendance since the 2015 season, which was the first for the Biloxi Shuckers.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 2 Feb. 2018
• New home construction is on the downswing as the cost of building a home continues to soar, all while the ability to afford one has bottomed out.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
• Oil prices have collapsed and are likely to stay low; Western sanctions are hitting hard; and the Russian economy is on the downswing.
  — Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2015
• Its sizable trading desks took in massive volume as asset managers moved in and out of markets in the downswing and upswing of the market.
  — Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 14 Oct. 2020
• But whether the softening is a sign of a return to pre-pandemic form or perhaps of a downswing into a downturn, remains to be seen.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 1 June 2023
• Even on the downswing, with about 85 million animals, starlings are bound to create an impact.
  — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022
• After a wayward opening drive, Mickelson hit a tree trunk on his downswing and whiffed his second shot.
  — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2018
• The upheaval of this season further shames teams stuck in a perpetual downswing.
  — Adam Kilgore, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017
• Now Paramount, which had already been on a downswing, is back to square one, and Hollywood is left wondering what will happen to the iconic studio.
  — Justin Klawans, theweek, 18 June 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024