On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Slump. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as sink or slouch and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Slump meaning
- To collapse heavily or helplessly.
- To decline or fall off in activity or performance.
- To slouch or droop.
Synonyms of Slump
Using Slump
- The main meaning on this page is: To collapse heavily or helplessly. | To decline or fall off in activity or performance. | To slouch or droop.
- Useful related words include: sink, slouch, economic condition, financial condition.
- In the example corpus, slump often appears in combinations such as: slump in, the slump, in slump.
Context around Slump
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slump
- In this selection, "slump" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sophomore, game, cent, shyamalan, down and took stand out and add context to how "slump" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 5 13 slump and 81 game slump had lots. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slump" sits close to words such as bully, curved and footing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slump
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At the end of the day you just slump down. (10 words)
A former strength has become yet another weakness amid 5-13 slump. (12 words)
A slump in oil prices sent the petroleum-producing economy into a tailspin. (13 words)
Arsenal are looking to win the league title for the first time in 19 years, yet approaching a game at the Emirates which has such big implications in the midst of their current slump will be undesirable for manager Mikel Arteta. (41 words)
China’s economy ended the year in a major slump as business and consumer spending plunged in December, with more disruption likely in the first few months of the year as Covid infections surge across the country. (37 words)
China’s economy showed some renewed signs of weaknesses as key gauges for consumption and investment missed expectations, while Beijing continues to grapple with challenges including a drawn-out property market slump and waning business confidence. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 2-0 defeat at Barnsley saw the U’s slump to 20th in the table, and above the relegation zone on goal difference alone.
A former strength has become yet another weakness amid 5-13 slump.
After Wilson went through a sophomore slump, with head coach Robert Saleh benching Wilson for Mike White, the Jets aggressively pursued Rodgers.
And an 81-game “slump” had lots of people questioning whether Soto was really $400 million great.
And it was better than the 60 per cent slump in quarterly profits to £2.7billion reported by arch-rival BP this week.
And just like Merrill saved the day after a career slump, Shyamalan bounced back into prominence in the 2010s.
Arsenal are looking to win the league title for the first time in 19 years, yet approaching a game at the Emirates which has such big implications in the midst of their current slump will be undesirable for manager Mikel Arteta.
A slump in commodity prices caused Duisburg-based Hargreaves Raw Materials Services GmbH's share of post-tax profits to fall 38% to £15.5m.
A slump in oil prices sent the petroleum-producing economy into a tailspin.
A slump in the Springs-area housing market in the second half of 2022 continued during the first quarter of 2023, as prices, sales and new construction slowed.
At the end of the day you just slump down.
Back in the early 1950s, before the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn, the team’s churchgoing first baseman Gil Hodges entered into a terrible slump.
BB&B’s long sales slump took a turn for the worse after it pivoted a few years ago under previous management to focus on its own line of goods rather than national brands.
Besides the pressure of ending their losing slump, Manila Chooks had to tweak their line-up earlier this year due to injuries.
But on Friday, despite his recent slump and self-invited scrutiny, he tapped back into the old dominant, reliable version of himself.
China’s economy ended the year in a major slump as business and consumer spending plunged in December, with more disruption likely in the first few months of the year as Covid infections surge across the country.
China’s economy showed some renewed signs of weaknesses as key gauges for consumption and investment missed expectations, while Beijing continues to grapple with challenges including a drawn-out property market slump and waning business confidence.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government is trying to revive investor interest in China and reassure foreign companies as part of efforts to reverse an economic slump.
Chris Sutton was embarrassed by slump at Kilmarnock - but his sparring partner Kris Boyd turned his rage in to delight at full time.
Clarksons Securities AS, a unit of the world’s biggest shipbroker, said the largest supertankers could see their earnings temporarily slump by about a third from the resulting decline in cargoes.
Common combinations with slump
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- slump in 42×
- the slump 9×
- in slump 9×
- to slump 8×
- slump to 7×
- sophomore slump 7×
- slump and 7×
- economic slump 7×
- slump with 6×
- sales slump 5×