Example Sentences

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Shares in German flagship Deutsche Bank have cratered 20% this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Shares cratered just as much on April 24 and have continued to sell off since.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Meanwhile relations between the two governments have cratered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The first image shows an 'Earthrise' as the astronauts glimpsed our home planet peaking out beyond a cratered lunar landscape.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Her enemy had a face: ugly dishwater eyes and cratered skin, with a few limp locks of hair floating around her cheeks.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee