Examples of down in the dumps in a Sentence
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Ana’s journey, going from down in the dumps to top of the heap, is a formidable one, loosely connected to Cinderella’s transformation.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
Belief can be very hard to come by when a program is as down in the dumps as Tinley Park football was heading into last fall.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
With Chinese consumers feeling down in the dumps over the economy and opting for modest vacations, a recovery will be that much harder.
—Zhiyong Yang, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2023
New Hampshire gets a crack at Central Michigan, a 4-8 team a year ago, and Holy Cross makes a short trip to take on a Boston College squad that might still be feeling down in the dumps after dropping its opener to Northern Illinois in overtime.
—USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
Sarah Silbiger The Federal Reserve keeps raising rates, forecasters keep warning that a recession is around the corner, inflation is still a problem, and consumer surveys show people feel down in the dumps.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 15 June 2023
At times this season, LaMonte Wade Jr. has looked down in the dumps, the big smiles of 2021 vanished.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2022
With everyone down in the dumps, the BIP producers decide to invite a couple onto the beach, perhaps to remind everyone that loving relationships can form on the show.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022
Compared to last year, the crypto market may be down in the dumps.
—Kevin Dowd, Forbes, 24 June 2022
Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
Belief can be very hard to come by when a program is as down in the dumps as Tinley Park football was heading into last fall.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
With Chinese consumers feeling down in the dumps over the economy and opting for modest vacations, a recovery will be that much harder.
—Zhiyong Yang, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2023
New Hampshire gets a crack at Central Michigan, a 4-8 team a year ago, and Holy Cross makes a short trip to take on a Boston College squad that might still be feeling down in the dumps after dropping its opener to Northern Illinois in overtime.
—USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
Sarah Silbiger The Federal Reserve keeps raising rates, forecasters keep warning that a recession is around the corner, inflation is still a problem, and consumer surveys show people feel down in the dumps.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 15 June 2023
At times this season, LaMonte Wade Jr. has looked down in the dumps, the big smiles of 2021 vanished.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2022
With everyone down in the dumps, the BIP producers decide to invite a couple onto the beach, perhaps to remind everyone that loving relationships can form on the show.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022
Compared to last year, the crypto market may be down in the dumps.
—Kevin Dowd, Forbes, 24 June 2022
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