Example Sentences

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Stocks have hit a fresh low for the year, while the inflation concerns caused by spiking energy prices means supposed havens like Treasurys have been tumbling too, sending yields sharply higher.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Treasury yields have been tumbling since late October on such hopes, and they fell again following the U.K. inflation report.

From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Traffic deaths have been tumbling across the rich world, with Japan and Norway among the countries recently reaching postwar lows.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2023

Oil prices have been tumbling on fears of an economic downturn.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022

“It must be soiled; the children have been tumbling it about.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin