Example Sentences

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She worries that if a company ends up hiring a worker on a lower wage, the practice will depress wages for everyone.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

They also will depress oil prices as sanctions disappear and production in those snakebit economies recovers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

That will depress spending - and also have wider ramifications, as environmental permitting, patent approvals, payments to contractors and other kinds of government activity tied to business comes to a halt.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

The rise in prices has spooked Japanese consumers used to decades of stability, and the weak yen is starting to look as if it will depress demand at home more than stimulate it abroad.

From New York Times • May 10, 2022

To dream of a kitchen, denotes you will be forced to meet emergencies which will depress your spirits.

From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman