How to Use depression in a Sentence

depression

noun

• The photographs show depressions in the moon's surface.
• After several years of an economic boom, it looks as though we may be heading toward a depression.
• She has been undergoing treatment for severe depression.
• Many people suffer from clinical depression for years before being diagnosed.
• That’s the worst part for me of anxiety and depression.
  — Martha Ross, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
• West Virginia, meanwhile, places last on the list with three times the share of adult depression as Hawaii—the worst in the country.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
• Another squashed the idea that folks in their later years are more prone to depression than younger adults and found that, in fact, the opposite was true.
  — Bykells McPhillips, Fortune Well, 8 July 2023
• At the end of that time, he was diagnosed with depression and memory loss.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 June 2023
• Tyler had struggled with addiction and depression for most of his adult life.
  — Greg Jaffe and Patrick Marley, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
• The process, at times, has left him vacillating from tears of self-pity to intense anger and severe depression.
  — Phil McCausland, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023
• Unhappiness and depression are at all-time highs among young adults, trend lines Twenge ties to the rise of smartphones and social media.
  — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• Rates of anxiety, depression and suicide among women are on the rise in Afghanistan since the group’s return to power, according to the UN.
  — Zahid Mahmood, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
• The depression was also moving south-southeast at 7 mph.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
• There are lots of ways that Spider can be read as a metaphor—for depression, terror, self-hatred—but this is a story with a lot of very concrete action.
  — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
• The singer-songwriter, 27, recently spoke to Byrdie and discussed how she’s dealt with depression her entire life.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• Kashyap drank heavily and fell into a lengthy depression.
  — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
• Researchers have found that these habits put night owls at greater risk for heart problems and type 2 diabetes, as well as mental health problems like depression.
  — Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
• On top of that, the unpredictable nature of these seizures can also lead to anxiety and depression and take a toll on someone’s mental well-being.
  — Michelle Pugle, Health, 7 Nov. 2023
• There were highs of falling in love and new friendships among lows of heartbreak, depression, loneliness and confusion.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 24 Aug. 2023
• In the meantime, doctors and nurses say they’re overwhelmed by the flood of young people suffering from anxiety and depression.
  — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
• It also is used to help fight depression and stimulate the mind, boosting cognition.
  — Michael Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
• Acupuncture is also a great way to treat disharmony in the body—there are specific points that treat liver fire, stagnation and depression.
  — Hannah Coates, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2024
• Because of omega-3’s role in brain health, a lack of DHA, in particular, may increase the risk of mental health issues like bipolar disorder and depression.
  — Isabel Vasquez, Rd, Ldn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
• The pressure of a new environment, lack of a support system and death of his godmother provoked a period of depression and doubt.
  — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• The hurricane center gave the system a 20 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm in the next week.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 15 June 2023
• Arkansans are struggling with depression and anxiety at rates among the highest in the nation, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease...
  — Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2023
• Wallace, 30, opened up to The Associated Press last week about social media posts he’s made in the past detailing his depression and how he’s managed it.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
• This can contribute to feelings of low self-worth, self-betrayal and even anxiety or depression.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• Other studies have found football players to have higher rates of depression than the population at large.
  — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2023
• Perhaps because of the constant fear of choking, esophagitis is closely linked with anxiety and depression.
  — Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024