How to Use on the downside in a Sentence
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And, at 35, Kyle Lowry is viewed by some on the downside.
— Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2021 -
Some were on the downside of their careers, others on the way up.
— Rhett Bartlett, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2023 -
That would be Mack, 35, although the six-time Pro Bowl selection is now on the downside of his career.
— Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2021 -
Grady ended up on the downside of some Phillips highlights yet had 18 rebounds and two blocks in 33 minutes.
— Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2021 -
But Kovalev was an aging fighter who was on the downside of his career.
— Dallas News, 8 May 2022 -
However, those two were gone when Aaron came to bat on a chilly April night, facing a left-hander on the downside of his career.
— Paul Newberry, ajc, 22 Jan. 2021 -
But on the downside, the requirements become even stricter next year, so 2024 versions of these same vehicles could drop off the list.
— Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 6 June 2023 -
If that segment booms in the future, Texas institutions could miss the upside and be more exposed on the downside.
— Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023 -
The state appears on the downside of a third wave of pandemic activity.
— Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021 -
Another way to protect on the downside is through hedging.
— Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023 -
But on the downside, Hersey says the tool still lacks the kind of personalization that would make her swoon over an outfit formula.
— Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023 -
But on the downside, Hersey says the tool still lacks the kind of personalisation that would make her swoon over an outfit formula.
— Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 3 May 2023 -
But the chance to move up was lost, leaving the Lakers on the downside of an emotional seesaw and under mounting pressure every game.
— Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2023 -
The episode is filled with so many great moments, from the return of the retro Superman suit, to Lois' thoughtful take on the downside of Superman coverage and their first interview.
— Ew Staff, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2021 -
Stocks ended a choppy trading session on the downside Friday.
— Heard Editors, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2022 -
The '82 Reds had a lethal combination of lackluster young players, veterans who had off-years and big-name players on the downside of their careers.
— The Enquirer, 2 May 2022 -
Like the rest of the state, Minneapolis is on the downside of a pandemic wave that emerged this fall across the Upper Midwest, but that has since spread nationally and caused record infections.
— Libor Jany, Star Tribune, 23 Dec. 2020 -
The pandemic shone a spotlight on the downside of America’s decades-old dependence on foreign chip production.
— Juliana Liu, CNN, 14 Nov. 2022 -
The possibility of ascending into mania is an unacceptably high level of risk on the upside, and the possibility of sliding into depression is an unacceptably high level of suffering on the downside.
— Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2022
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