: a decline especially in quantity or quality
a falloff in exports
a falloff of light intensity
fell off; fallen off; falling off; falls off
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of a ship
: to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed
Synonyms
Examples of falloff in a Sentence
Noun
the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable
Verb
the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay
Recent Examples on the Web
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 May 2024
The same surveys also show a dramatic falloff in support for the United States and the regimes closely associated with it, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020.
—Toby Matthiesen, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2024
McCarthy’s retirement makes everything harder With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge that could leave them at a disadvantage heading into next fall’s elections.
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge that could leave them at a disadvantage heading into next fall’s elections.
—Cameron Joseph, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
The falloff coincided with ownership's decision to move previous coach Pete Carroll into an advisory position after a 14-year run on the sideline that included two Super Bowl appearances.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
In early May, the falls were overflowing from its falloff point 1,200 feet above.
—Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
There are many steps in the process, and the report measures the falloff along the way.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
Part of the falloff is because Hollywood studios have been putting fewer films in theaters.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023
Laura Bratton, Quartz, 8 May 2024
Last month, market research firm Gallup partially blamed negative sentiment from Americans below the age of 30 for the U.S. falling off the list of the world’s top 20 happiest countries for the first time in the list’s 12-year history.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Read Next National Teen drowns in fall off paddleboard on Utah family outing.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
Thirty-six percent of independents share this view, falling off sharply to 15% of Republicans.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 3 May 2024
The ensuing Iran-Contra scandal rocked Washington. Illustration by Paul Davis
Nicaragua fell off the U.S. political radar in 1990, just as the Cold War was ending.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Fred fell off his horse, grabbed his .35 Magnum, and came charging up to the firing line like a Patton tank.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
In 2021, a piece of metal the size of a hand fell off the ride and struck a then-44-year-old Swartz Creek woman in the head.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
In an era when buzzy singles can spend just one week in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 before completely falling off the chart, the lifespan of a single feels especially arbitrary.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
Noun
The idea behind the new funding was to help revive an agency whose ranks have been depleted over the years, leading to customer service snarls, processing delays and a falloff in audit rates.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 May 2024
The same surveys also show a dramatic falloff in support for the United States and the regimes closely associated with it, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020.
—Toby Matthiesen, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2024
McCarthy’s retirement makes everything harder With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge that could leave them at a disadvantage heading into next fall’s elections.
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
With Kevin McCarthy heading for the exits, his Republican colleagues are bracing for a falloff in campaign support and loss of granular institutional knowledge that could leave them at a disadvantage heading into next fall’s elections.
—Cameron Joseph, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
The falloff coincided with ownership's decision to move previous coach Pete Carroll into an advisory position after a 14-year run on the sideline that included two Super Bowl appearances.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
In early May, the falls were overflowing from its falloff point 1,200 feet above.
—Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
There are many steps in the process, and the report measures the falloff along the way.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
Part of the falloff is because Hollywood studios have been putting fewer films in theaters.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023
Verb
Two months later, a panel of an Airbus plane fell off at the start of another Delta flight.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 8 May 2024
Last month, market research firm Gallup partially blamed negative sentiment from Americans below the age of 30 for the U.S. falling off the list of the world’s top 20 happiest countries for the first time in the list’s 12-year history.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Read Next National Teen drowns in fall off paddleboard on Utah family outing.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
Thirty-six percent of independents share this view, falling off sharply to 15% of Republicans.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 3 May 2024
The ensuing Iran-Contra scandal rocked Washington. Illustration by Paul Davis
Nicaragua fell off the U.S. political radar in 1990, just as the Cold War was ending.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
Fred fell off his horse, grabbed his .35 Magnum, and came charging up to the firing line like a Patton tank.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
In 2021, a piece of metal the size of a hand fell off the ride and struck a then-44-year-old Swartz Creek woman in the head.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
In an era when buzzy singles can spend just one week in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 before completely falling off the chart, the lifespan of a single feels especially arbitrary.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
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