Example Sentences

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She claimed that visitors' confidence was "plummeting and jeopardising the World Cup".

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Her blood sugar was plummeting, and the beep came from a continuous glucose monitor attached to her abdomen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

At the time, the regional bank’s stock was plummeting, a day after it disclosed it would take a big loss on government bonds it was selling to try to raise cash.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2023

Veteran crash investigator John Cox said that while an airliner might normally descend at 6,000 feet per minute, the 737 was plummeting at more than three times that rate.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2022

Her gaze was magnetic; it pulled her down, down, until she was plummeting toward the earth, toward Taisin and through her.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo