How to Use free fall in a Sentence

free fall

noun

• Sales were in free fall.
• As each day of economic free fall continues, many of us are struggling to figure out what to do next.
  — Josh Linkner, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2020
• The third tour includes levels one and two with additions, totaling 12 zip lines, two to three bridges and a free fall jump.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2024
• With the economy in free fall, the resilience of share prices defies the misfortunes of most Americans.
  — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 5 June 2020
• The economy and corporate profits are in free fall because of the Covid-19 outbreak.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 12 June 2020
• Within 18 months, the coronavirus had spread around the world, 65 million people were dead and the global economy was in free fall.
  — Amy Maxmen, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2020
• Sanctions on Iranian crude exports, the main source of foreign revenue, have sent Iran's economy into free fall.
  — Nasser Karimi, Star Tribune, 7 Aug. 2020
• For officials in Frankfurt and elsewhere, the main goal is likely to reduce steep job losses and to prevent whole industries from going into free fall.
  — John Detrixhe, Quartz, 15 June 2020
• After a moment of free fall, the two pilots ignite the rocket and the craft pitches up and accelerates vertically at supersonic speed.
  — John Antczak, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• Even that's not a guarantee, because the hemp market has been in free fall, brought on by a glut, market uncertainties and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic.
  — Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2020
• The economy was in free fall, a coronavirus outbreak was accelerating and power outages were plunging Beirut into darkness for hours at a time.
  — Jared Malsin and Nazih Osseiran, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2020
• Walking into the visitors’ clubhouse Monday afternoon, Ray was greeted by a team playing some of its worst baseball of the season with its playoff hopes in free fall.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
• In a free fall at 2-8, the rest is out of reach and has been.
  — Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• The Warriors get eight more games to stop the free fall.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
• The sense of a city in free fall seemed to resonate with Chicagoans.
  — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
• But in the 10 days since the report, Adani stocks have been in free fall.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2023
• The Sox are in what just might be a free fall and could use some new juice.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2021
• The blast, which killed more than 100 people and wounded thousands, came as Lebanon was already seeing rising unemployment, soaring prices and a currency in free fall.
  — CNN, 6 Aug. 2020
• But there are reasons why the Spurs (3-11) have been in free fall since.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• Both have spent much of this campaign in what looked like free fall.
  — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
• That same urge appears when the market is in free fall.
  — Larry Light, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2021
• Last week the ruble and the Moscow stock market were in free fall.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2022
• Back in space at the same time, the crew capsule is suspended in a free fall.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2021
• At the time, Priceline shares were in free fall as a result of the dot-com meltdown.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
• Biden's campaign was in a free fall over the past few weeks with his future in doubt.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
• Fight to keep your hips and shoulders square, then let your body free fall into the next rep.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 16 May 2022
• In a free fall Growing up 90 miles east of Houston in Port Arthur had its perks.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2020
• Watching the Dodgers and Giants slug it out only made Padres fans feel worse about the free fall of 2021.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2021
• The Longhorns are in a free fall and the honeymoon with Steve Sarkisian's tenure is over.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2021
• The atoms are placed in a vacuum and are in free fall due to gravity.
  — Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Oct 2024