Example Sentences

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“When stocks are blasting skyward, even the most steadfast can be sucked into the updraft. When they are cascading downward, keeping one’s cool is almost impossible.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

New titles are cascading across social media - trailblazer, symbol, martyr.

From BBC • May 12, 2022

Shoddily built pallets of boxes, normally stacked and wrapped with relative precision, are cascading on to the ground.

From The Guardian • Dec. 19, 2018

Charges of harassment are cascading through statehouses across the country, leading to investigations, resignations of powerful men and anguish over hostile workplaces for women that for years went unacknowledged.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2017

He’s not making any noise, but tears are cascading down his cheeks, wetting his entire face.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman