SLUMP in a Sentence

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For SLUMP, below is one of 12 sentences:
He was seated before the table, slumped in his chair, and a full decanter stood before him with the stopper in place, the glass unused.

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 Meanings and Examples of SLUMP
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
slump
 n.  sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
Classic Sentence:
1  The girl addressed was trying, unsuccessfully, to slump against my shoulder.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
2  There were gray hairs in his bright head now and a tired slump in his shoulders.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
3  It was a ghastly trip home, with Aunt Pitty crying into her handkerchief, Melanie sitting erect and white and Scarlett slumped, stunned in the corner of the carriage.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
4  He looked down at her for a long time, so long that her defiant gaze wavered and fell, and then he slumped into a chair opposite her and poured himself another drink.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIV
5  He was seated before the table, slumped in his chair, and a full decanter stood before him with the stopper in place, the glass unused.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
6  She slumped into a chair and gasped with the heat.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
Example Sentence:
1  They will discuss how to bail the economy out of its slump.
2  The economy is in a slump.
3  The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.
4  Microsoft shrugged off a 14% slump in PC sales during the first quarter to report net income of $6.1bn (£3.9m), up 18% from $5.1bn a year ago, beating analysts' forecasts.
5  The value of property has slumped.
6  Tired from her walk she slumped onto the sofa.