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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Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
The club missed the playoffs in 2021, qualified in 2022, finished near the bottom in 2023, won the MLS Cup in 2024 and slumped back down last year.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
In its report, the company attributes the slump largely to the restructuring phase in the first half of the year.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Travellers sat slumped staring at phones or snoozed under their coats.
—Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
The club missed the playoffs in 2021, qualified in 2022, finished near the bottom in 2023, won the MLS Cup in 2024 and slumped back down last year.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
How was a young vet like Josh Jung to pull himself out of an offensive quagmire if everybody else was too focused on their own slumps and routines?
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
In its report, the company attributes the slump largely to the restructuring phase in the first half of the year.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Slump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slump. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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