Example Sentences
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And as the poor performances mounted, Sasaki’s problems only intensified: His velocity dipped, his mechanics went off-kilter and he bore little resemblance to the pitcher once known as the “Monster of the Reiwa Era.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Half-year sales dipped three percent to 7.2 billion euros on a reported basis but once currency exchange rates and changes to the business are stripped out they edged one percent higher.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The weekly national average 30-year rate dipped as low as 5.98% on Feb. 26 and then rose to the current national average rate of 6.58%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Monthly detention numbers nationwide dipped well under 35,000 from February to May, according to the data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Behind them walked a hundred ratatoskas, on silent paws, their small voices raised in song, and behind them a troop of al-mirajes, silent, their golden horns dipped low.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
