How to Use in the red in a Sentence

in the red

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  • Jaguars in the red zone down four.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And some traders are deep in the red.
    Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And from there, just down in the red zone.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But the fire in the red brick church house had swelled.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The bank ended up quite a bit in the red.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
  • First in the red zone and second on third downs.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The men in the red, white and blue uniforms are first class.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Lake Mary setting up in the red zone.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Boston also knows how to win in the red zone.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Robinson even coughed up a fumble in the red zone.
    Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The team turned the ball over on downs in the red zone twice in the second half.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Back then, teams went for it on fourth down in the red zone just 92 times.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Mendoza clearly looks for both in the red zone and for big plays.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The Rams didn’t convert on fourth-and-short in the red zone.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But one flag was a delay of game on fourth-and-5 in the red zone drill.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The Red Hawks lost two fumbles in the red zone.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The defense then crumbled in the red zone for a hat trick of first-half scores.
    Mike Kaye september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The Lions went 3-for-3 in the red zone.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Didn’t convert on the fourth-down try right there in the red zone, which would have led to points.
    Jim Barnes january 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Many of his clients went to harvest in the red this year and bankers are now telling some to sell out.
    Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
  • For the record, my older son was in the red group and my younger son was in the yellow.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Etienne, a fourth-round pick, should also see work on third down and in the red zone.
    Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
  • All three major indexes are on track to close the week in the red.
    Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Let the grunts show it, especially in the red zone.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Here's what older borrowers in the red need to know.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Still, not every billionaire is in the red.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The defense played well overall in the red zone, but was far too leaky early in the game.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
  • With 13 minutes left, the Chiefs trailed by just three, ball in the red zone.
    Sam McDowell December 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Jacksonville was 4 for 5 in the red zone against the league's best red zone defense.
    CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Two Rivers lost a fumble in the red zone later in the quarter.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025

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