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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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The man was later found slumped over in his seat, and witnesses said that his head kept banging on the headrest.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
A little over a week after Bessent announced his pledge to back the nation, traders drove the price of the peso down against the dollar with Bloomberg reporting that the domestic government had been forced to sell dollars in order to stem the slump.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Grealish initially slumped to the turf in exhaustion, while some of his team-mates hugged.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The man was later found slumped over in his seat, and witnesses said that his head kept banging on the headrest.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
China’s stockmarket soars despite slowdown China’s economy showed possible signs of a rebound from a long-term slump, while its stock market remains on a historic bull run.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
A little over a week after Bessent announced his pledge to back the nation, traders drove the price of the peso down against the dollar with Bloomberg reporting that the domestic government had been forced to sell dollars in order to stem the slump.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Slump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slump. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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