How to Use on a/the downswing in a Sentence

on a/the downswing

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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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