Example Sentences

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Does that mean gas prices will plummet in the coming weeks?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

The risk to the strategy—and it is hard to overstate it—is that stocks will plummet should reports of peace prove false.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Temperatures will plummet this weekend into next week for many locations across the United States.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Some projections estimate that by the end of the century, California’s snowpack will plummet by 48% to 65%.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

I won’t be the only Hello Girl in America for much longer, and when the others return my stock will plummet.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse