How to Use downturn in a Sentence

downturn

noun

• But SPACs have been hit hard by the downturn in stock market.
  — Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023
• But first Tesla has to emerge from the current downturn.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 May 2023
• The closure of Xscape came as part of a general downturn of the mall.
  — The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024
• The property market is still in the midst of a historic downturn.
  — Juliana Liu, CNN, 11 July 2023
• There was one in the works back around 2008 and due to the economic downturn that went belly up for lack of a better term.
  — Jennifer Baker Edwards, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2023
• So far, the U.S. economy has managed to avoid a steep downturn.
  — David Gura, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
• Economists say the worst of the housing downturn is likely over but the outlook is for sluggish gains.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
• And if those previous downturns are any indication, the next one may not look the same.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• The downturn is not a problem as long as audiences keep showing up.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 May 2023
• Indeed, a downturn has weighed on the biotech industry for nearly three years.
  — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 11 Jan. 2024
• The announcement saw a slight downturn in Apple shares by 1.3%, contrasting with the record high achieved just last week.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2023
• Some of the trusts have sought to sell properties that are holding up better in the real estate downturn.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 28 June 2023
• What does Kelly see as the path forward amid a dramatic downturn?
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• This is called the lipstick effect, when consumers spend on small luxuries even in a downturn.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 10 Aug. 2023
• For now, most economists agree the US economy will likely be spared a downturn this year.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
• The impact of the property downturn is well under control, the finance ministry said in a statement.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
• If the forecasts are accurate, the downturn would be less severe than many past recessions.
  — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
• White says the later stages were affected most, a trend that reflects a parallel downturn in IPOs.
  — Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• But aside from a downturn in tech, demand for white-collar workers whose jobs can be done remotely has held up well.
  — Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• The downturn prompted companies to cut spending and shed workers.
  — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• Twitter’s user experience has took a downturn since Elon Musk took the helm.
  — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 6 July 2023
• It’s left exhibitors vulnerable to any downturn in the movie business.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Aug. 2023
• Business leaders, who also feared a downturn, were praying that the New Deal would not continue.
  — Amity Shlaes, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
• Many economists still expect a mild recession later this year but some say there’s a growing chance the U.S. could avoid a downturn.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
• But they are being brought front and center as China’s economic downturn, its worst in decades, spills over into Hong Kong.
  — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• Meanwhile, a prolonged property downturn showed no signs of abating, as new home prices in key cities fell at a faster clip in November.
  — Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2023
• The Fed had never changed rates so abruptly without spurring a downturn, many forecasters pointed out.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• Burry is using more than 90% of his portfolio to bet on a market downturn, according to the filings.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
• Particularly with the downturn in the market over the last year and the strikes, and everything that’s been going on, people are hungry for content.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
• There are also ongoing fears that the economy may still be running too hot, which could cause the Fed to keep interest rates high for longer, raising the odds of a downturn.
  — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024