How to Use on a/the downswing in a Sentence
on a/the downswing
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Admittedly, the market has been on a downswing for a while now.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 15 June 2022
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The fan hype for this year’s Comic-Con might be on the downswing, but most signs point to little change in crowds.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023
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Daytime highs and daytime lows should be on the downswing after our recent annual peaks.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
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Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing.
—Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Bitcoin, which had already been on the downswing, has declined about 17% in the last 24 hours.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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But even by the time Beeple made his record-breaking sale, the NFT market as a whole was already on the downswing.
—Scott Nover, Quartz, 11 June 2021
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The van ride is almost alarmingly pleasant since Eddie’s either gotten his feet under him or is on the downswing of a manic episode.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
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Some market experts will say Lindemann is simply selling off artists whose prices are on the downswing, such as Koons and Hirst.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
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But ingredient prices have actually been on a downswing for months, and individuals are still paying more for food.
—Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023
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Oil prices have collapsed and are likely to stay low; Western sanctions are hitting hard; and the Russian economy is on the downswing.
—Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2015
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Michigan is on a downswing and there are problems with recruiting, development, performance and even culture.
—Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2020
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Additionally, the Heat have been on a downswing since the All-Star break, with a 12-11 record since the break.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023
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Now Paramount, which had already been on a downswing, is back to square one, and Hollywood is left wondering what will happen to the iconic studio.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 18 June 2024
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Though cases and deaths are on a downswing, plenty of people are still testing positive, especially as mask usage dwindles and pandemic restrictions end.
—Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
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Romance novelist Jacqueline Mathis’ career is on the downswing, and she's moved back to her South Caroline hometown to regroup.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
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Now, more than a year later, with vaccines widespread and cases on the downswing in the US, Disney’s parks are rebounding nicely, with revenue up nearly 400% (pdf) from a year ago.
—Adario Strange, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2021
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Aside from reactions to Musk’s political turn, markets have not looked kindly at Tesla for about a year, as the company’s vehicle deliveries, model development and progress on consumer cars have all been on the downswing.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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