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
  • 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
  • Daytime highs and daytime lows should be on the downswing after our recent annual peaks.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
  • Whisky always overshoots on the upswing and undershoots on the downswing.
    — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Bitcoin, which had already been on the downswing, has declined about 17% in the last 24 hours.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Michigan is on a downswing and there are problems with recruiting, development, performance and even culture.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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