Explore Freefall through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Freefall meaning
- A state of motion affected by no acceleration or force other than that of gravity.
- A state of motion but allowing for the presence of incidental air resistance not caused intentionally by devices such parachutes or wings.
- A rapid, uncontrolled decline or worsening.
Using Freefall
- The main meaning on this page is: A state of motion affected by no acceleration or force other than that of gravity. | A state of motion but allowing for the presence of incidental air resistance not caused intentionally by devices such parachutes or wings. | A rapid, uncontrolled decline or worsening.
- In the example corpus, freefall often appears in combinations such as: in freefall, into freefall, freefall and.
Context around Freefall
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Freefall
- In this selection, "freefall" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ongoing, enter, complete, population and heading stand out and add context to how "freefall" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is in freefall and amid a freefall in domestic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "freefall" sits close to words such as adjoint, affixes and agonisingly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with freefall
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Markets went into freefall. (4 words)
Today, the education sector is in freefall. (7 words)
The new report illustrates the trajectory of a country in freefall. (11 words)
Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory. (37 words)
Add to that a social mismatch – Richard is a public school City trader, Evelyn an actor turned screenwriter who started out as his parents’ housekeeper – and the fact that Evelyn’s writing career is in freefall. (36 words)
More and more Indian investors have begun investing directly in the United States stock markets this year, in the hunt for overseas equities exposure and geographical diversification of portfolios amid a freefall in domestic share markets. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
And some $40 billion in market value was erased when the two currencies went into freefall in May 2022.
Leicester City's freefall from Premier League grace took many outsiders by surprise last season - but for Foxes fans - they saw it happening in slow motion.
Skydivers experience a freefall after jumping out of aircraft or helicopters before opening their parachute for a gradual drop.
Speaking of difficult starts to the season … Saturday’s opponents would appear to be nothing less than a club in freefall.
The allegations, over which Brigety has apologised to International Relations Minister sent the rand into freefall and placed strain on South Africa’s relations with the US, one of its major trading partners.
Trying to make their desperate voices heard over the din, the residents she represents implored the government to urgently intervene against “land grabbers and the country’s freefall for the sake of future generations”.
Add to that a social mismatch – Richard is a public school City trader, Evelyn an actor turned screenwriter who started out as his parents’ housekeeper – and the fact that Evelyn’s writing career is in freefall.
Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.
The new report illustrates the trajectory of a country in freefall.
Today, the education sector is in freefall.
Ukraine's economy in freefall, population in dire straits as war grinds on and people flee abroad.
Without intervention, we will enter freefall, heading towards the ground, with no easy way to pull back.
As of Monday, the global economy halted its freefall from earlier this year.
Gold is surging once again after better-than-expected jobless claims, real yields resume their freefall, and as lawmakers struggle to make further progress on stimulus talks.
It was fair to say that the club were in freefall for the first half of the season, with no outstanding playmaker to pull the strings when opponents are sitting deep inside their own half.
Markets went into freefall.
More and more Indian investors have begun investing directly in the United States stock markets this year, in the hunt for overseas equities exposure and geographical diversification of portfolios amid a freefall in domestic share markets.
Residential property sales are in freefall as real estate agents are allowed to operate during lockdown, but they cannot invite potential buyers to physically view houses for sale.
Scott noted that state and local government revenue is stronger now than it was projected to be in the spring, when swaths of the economy and stock markets were in freefall.
Their season could go into complete freefall as a confidence crisis takes grip.
Common combinations with freefall
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in freefall 15×
- into freefall 6×
- freefall and 4×
- freefall from 3×
- highest freefall 3×
- freefall in 2×
- freefall for 2×
- freefall as 2×
- freefall abseil 2×
- freefall but 2×