tailspin
noun
tail·spin
ˈtāl-ˌspin 
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2
: a mental or emotional letdown or collapse
3
: a sustained and usually severe decline or downturn
stock prices in a tailspin
Examples of tailspin in a Sentence
Stock prices are in a tailspin.
The team went into a tailspin and lost six straight games.
Recent Examples on the Web
The addition of the NFL transformed Fox into a full-fledged broadcast network, while CBS went into a tailspin, losing viewers and key affiliate stations.
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
French markets plunged into a tailspin in June, wiping out billions of euros from stocks and bonds as Macron’s snap poll prompted concern that the far-right would take power.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 8 July 2024
Previously, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss and the loss of more than 1,000 legislative seats during the Obama years sent Democrats into a tailspin, awakened voters, donors and elected DNC members to examine what happened.
—Nomiki Konst, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
Throwing the already tight race into a tailspin for the faltering incumbent almost from the very beginning, the most memorable line maybe Biden’s inability to finish some of his own sentences.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 June 2024
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Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
French markets plunged into a tailspin in June, wiping out billions of euros from stocks and bonds as Macron’s snap poll prompted concern that the far-right would take power.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 8 July 2024
Previously, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss and the loss of more than 1,000 legislative seats during the Obama years sent Democrats into a tailspin, awakened voters, donors and elected DNC members to examine what happened.
—Nomiki Konst, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
Throwing the already tight race into a tailspin for the faltering incumbent almost from the very beginning, the most memorable line maybe Biden’s inability to finish some of his own sentences.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 June 2024
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“Tailspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailspin. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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tailspin
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tail·spin
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