How to Use on a/the downswing in a Sentence
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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 -
Admittedly, the market has been on a downswing for a while now.
— Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 15 June 2022 -
Pollen update: Tree pollen is still terrible, but perhaps on the downswing.
— Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023 -
Some market experts will say Lindemann is simply selling off artists whose prices are on the downswing, such as Koons and Hirst.
— Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023 -
Daytime highs and daytime lows should be on the downswing after our recent annual peaks.
— Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 -
Now, more than a year later, with vaccines widespread and cases on the downswing in the US, Disney’s parks are rebounding nicely, with revenue up nearly 400% (pdf) from a year ago.
— Adario Strange, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2021 -
Michigan is on a downswing and there are problems with recruiting, development, performance and even culture.
— Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2020 -
But ingredient prices have actually been on a downswing for months, and individuals are still paying more for food.
— Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023 -
Florida’s coronavirus cases continued on the downswing Monday, with the state reporting some of its lowest numbers yet: 738 new cases and another five deaths.
— Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Sep. 2020 -
Though cases and deaths are on a downswing, plenty of people are still testing positive, especially as mask usage dwindles and pandemic restrictions end.
— Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
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