slumped; slumping; slumps
1
a
: a marked or sustained decline especially in economic activity or prices
b
: a period of poor or losing play by a team or individual
2
: a downward slide of a mass of rock or land
Examples of slump in a Sentence
Verb
She fainted and slumped to the floor.
Exhausted, he slumped down into the chair.
His shoulders slumped forward in disappointment.
Real estate prices slumped during the recession.
Noun
The economy's been in a slump since last year.
They've been in a slump ever since they traded their best player.
He's in a batting slump.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
On October 27th, a video went out over social media that showed at least nine men sitting slumped in a row beside a dirt track in the city of El Fasher, in Sudan’s Darfur region.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Predator’s success takes the box office out of its October mini-slump.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Although the stock is up nearly 104% year to date, shares have slumped about 5% since AMD gave fourth-quarter margin guidance that was in line with estimates.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
On October 27th, a video went out over social media that showed at least nine men sitting slumped in a row beside a dirt track in the city of El Fasher, in Sudan’s Darfur region.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
The way the Eastern Conference looks right now is only going to make this early-season slump tougher on the Sabres.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Predator’s success takes the box office out of its October mini-slump.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Slump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slump. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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