Example Sentences

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Either way, his poll numbers have been cratering for the last two months.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

It has been a major force keeping prices from cratering.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Recent figures that were delayed because of the U.S. government shutdown have assured investors that the economy is cooling but not cratering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

But the movie was mired in controversy, from its NC-17 rating to the hostile reviews and cratering at the box office.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

Thus, very roughly, craters on the Moon should be formed today at the rate of about 109 years/104 craters, = 105 years/crater, a hundred thousand years between cratering events.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan