How to Use downturn in a Sentence

downturn

noun

• The downturn in the SPAC market has been swift and brutal.
  — Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
• But SPACs have been hit hard by the downturn in stock market.
  — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023
• The downturn came after the Magic went 8-2 from Dec. 5-Dec.
  — Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2022
• But first Tesla has to emerge from the current downturn.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 May 2023
• But her career took a downturn after she was cut from the group in 1976.
  — Lauren Herstik, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
• Bed Bath & Beyond came out of the 2008 downturn a winner.
  — Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2023
• But…there’s more and more of a belief that any kind of downturn will be short and shallow, frankly.
  — Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023
• So, does this two-point loss mean a downturn is coming?
  — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
• The downturn in fatalities came amid a busy year on the peak.
  — Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 26 June 2024
• The closure of Xscape came as part of a general downturn of the mall.
  — The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024
• When does a sales-growth downturn move from a temporary blip to a longer-term trend?
  — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
• The property market is still in the midst of a historic downturn.
  — Juliana Liu, CNN, 11 July 2023
• There was one in the works back around 2008 and due to the economic downturn that went belly up for lack of a better term.
  — Jennifer Baker Edwards, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2023
• For one, Chanel has managed to buck the downturn that much of the luxury sector faces.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 25 Oct. 2024
• But the good times may not last, experts said, predicting a downturn in the coming months that could erase some of the gains.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
• So far, the U.S. economy has managed to avoid a steep downturn.
  — David Gura, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
• Others, like The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson, think the downturn is foretells a shift in the tech sector.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
• If the economy moves into a downturn, things could get even worse.
  — Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
• Economists say the worst of the housing downturn is likely over but the outlook is for sluggish gains.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
• And if those previous downturns are any indication, the next one may not look the same.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• For the first time since the dot-com bubble burst two decades ago, the tech industry is at the forefront of an economic downturn.
  — Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
• But the market downturn could also force influencers to cut back in their own lives.
  — Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
• But experts say the ferocity and scale of this downturn could end up leading to more of an ice age.
  — Julian Mark and Gerrit De Vynck, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2022
• The downturn is not a problem as long as audiences keep showing up.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 May 2023
• Indeed, a downturn has weighed on the biotech industry for nearly three years.
  — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 11 Jan. 2024
• Some business leaders are warning a downturn is likely still in the cards.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 1 Dec. 2022
• The announcement saw a slight downturn in Apple shares by 1.3%, contrasting with the record high achieved just last week.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2023
• Some of the trusts have sought to sell properties that are holding up better in the real estate downturn.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 28 June 2023
• The report said that approximately 40.3 percent of adults were obese, a slight downturn compared to the previous three years.
  — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
• The bottom line: Consumers are not pulling back on spending in a way that would suggest the economy is in the midst of a downturn — but for those looking for signs of soft patches, this report offers some evidence.
  — Courtenay Brown, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Jan 2025