How to Use downward spiral in a Sentence

downward spiral

noun

• Bad news on any of these fronts could cause a new downward spiral for the shares.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
• Does Wyman think the Stones could have done more to stop Jones’ downward spiral?
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
• And that’s exactly what happened, and that was the start of a downward spiral.
  — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 17 May 2023
• Come for the downward spiral of hellish despair, stay for macabre goat Black Phillip and the ominous climax.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
• Why Warriors do this The Warriors are on a downward spiral.
  — Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
• That led to life on the streets, the military, then shelter living and a downward spiral.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• And that was to stop the downward spiral in this relationship.
  — CBS News, 18 June 2023
• Homa, meanwhile, has been on a downward spiral since the second half of last season.
  — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
• The New York Rangers may have won their last two of three games, but their downward spiral over the last month and a half has cratered their playoff chances to 19 percent.
  — Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
• The downward spiral kept swirling, and the internet kept watching.
  — Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
• All of this to say the Cardinals' season could be headed in a downward spiral.
  — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
• On the scale of the whole body, meanwhile, overheating can trigger a downward spiral.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
• And while the damage was minimal, in the past, this may have resulted in a downward spiral.
  — Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
• However, since then, things have gone on a downward spiral for Phoenix.
  — Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
• This nugget of information was enough to put a floor in the stock that prevented a further downward spiral in the price.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 July 2024
• The Spurs’ downward spiral started before Fox even got there.
  — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
• Then again, the whole movie is designed as a (deceptive) downward spiral.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2024
• In the realm of business, the pursuit of perfection can yield remarkable highs or lead to a downward spiral with charred wings.
  — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
• Recently, my nephew has been in a downward spiral because of drugs.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 June 2023
• According to sales figures from VW, the Arteon has been on steep downward spiral for the last two years.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 14 June 2023
• But over the past decade, cable has been on a steady downward spiral as companies and consumers went all in on streaming TV.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
• An unexamined life such as this can lead to a downward spiral.
  — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
• Such moves all led to further selling in small caps, fueling a downward spiral in the market.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 23 Feb. 2024
• That means using a form of cognitive acceptance, which is a surer path to pulling out of a downward spiral.
  — Scott Mautz, Contributor, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
• The last 18 years have seen the lowest sea ice levels on record, a downward spiral that will continue, scientists say.
  — Laura Paddison, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
• At least that’s a few hundred million less than Thursday’s downward spiral.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2023
• Although Linda pushes back, the therapist calls BS, and the mom continues on a downward spiral of shame and guilt.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
• Then there were those back-to-back losses at Oklahoma City in December that launched the Blazers on a downward spiral.
  — oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2023
• At the center is the Reverend, a disgraced pastor heading into a downward spiral of drugs and despair.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
• Those buildings might not be able to get the financing needed to do upgrades, thus starting a downward spiral.
  — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2023