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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Tom Burrows, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The company’s sales had slumped for years, and a breakup would have separated its growing condiment lines from struggling grocery brands like Kraft Singles and Lunchables.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
After ending January on a slump, UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd came into February on a heater and was crowned the Big East Player of the Week on Monday for the third time this season.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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Verb
First, Marseille slumped to a humiliating 3-0 defeat away to Club Brugge and then Benfica, needing to beat Real Madrid by two goals to edge them out on goal difference, scored a 98th-minute goal through their goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The company’s sales had slumped for years, and a breakup would have separated its growing condiment lines from struggling grocery brands like Kraft Singles and Lunchables.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
Saks Global filed for bankruptcy in January amid a broader luxury market slump and under high debt loads from buying its luxury rival, Neiman Marcus.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
After ending January on a slump, UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd came into February on a heater and was crowned the Big East Player of the Week on Monday for the third time this season.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Slump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slump. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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