TREND in a Sentence

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For TREND, below is one of 27 sentences:
Only late last year, Air Canada seemed to be contradicting the downward trend affecting US-based airlines by posting profits.

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 Meanings and Examples of TREND
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
trend
 n.  popular taste; general direction in which something tends to move
Classic Sentence:
1  His walk was rapid as he came down, and he went with a springy trend.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 3 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama
2  It was not until later, when Sir Henry had gone to his room, that I was able to follow the trend of his thoughts.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13. Fixing the Nets
3  The general trend of the campaign was rarely spoken of, partly because nothing certain was known about it, partly because there was a vague feeling that in the main it was going badly.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XV
4  Walker's wild appeal against the trend of the times showed how the world was changing after the coming of the cotton-gin.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In III
Example Sentence: (23 in 2 pages)
1  You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend.
2  The trend is towards reintegrating mentally ill people into the community.
3  Despite this month's disappointing figures, the underlying trend is healthy.
4  The event changed the trend of public opinion.
5  With an upward trend in inflation, you expect prices to rise.
6  The trend is suggested by biologists to indicate water stress due to the low humidity of the room.
7  He characterized briefly the main trend in the world today.
8  Even so, the underlying trend is positive.
9  The rise in violent crime is a disturbing new trend.
10  Share prices continued their downward trend.
11  Only late last year, Air Canada seemed to be contradicting the downward trend affecting US-based airlines by posting profits.
12  Author and illustrator, Peter McCarty, recognizes the trend in chunky pets.
13  The Securities and Exchange Commission has also detected this trend and is now investigating academic researchers suspected of engaging in insider trading.
14  The underachieving Monsters University is Pixar's first prequel, but it's also part of a disquieting trend by the 'toon titan to accept adequacy over excellence.
15  The company collects information about consumer trends.