Example Sentences

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Spain’s Ibex 35 tumbles 5.9% at the open as banks in the index slide, with Santander falling 2.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Corning stock tumbles as first-quarter earnings and a soft second-quarter outlook underwhelm investors.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Routines are made up of familiar stunts, jumps, gymnastic tumbles and classic cheer chants, but modified to account for the needs of teammates.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

SentinelOne tumbles after the cybersecurity company posts a steeper loss in the fourth quarter and provides soft guidance.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

I’m nodding back at her like a fellow flower, when the table beneath Broken Me-Blob No. 8 gives way and my self-portrait tumbles to the floor and shatters into pieces.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson