Example Sentences

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Oil has shot to its highest in a year and stock futures are tumbling on Tuesday as worries build over a spreading conflict in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Gas-injected foams and paper-thin uppers make high-tech shoes lighter than ever before—and records are tumbling just as fast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Mergers are one obvious way that shipping giants can add to their overall capacity at a time when freight rates and container volumes are tumbling.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

“These thoughts are tumbling out of you,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025

Nobody knows even approximately how many asteroids there are tumbling through space, but the number is thought to be probably not less than a billion.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson