How to Use depress in a Sentence
depress
verb
- We were all depressed by the loss.
- The news seemed to depress him a little.
- The doctor will depress your tongue and look at your throat.
- Depress the “shift” key on your keyboard.
- I don't mean to depress you, but there's no way we can win.
- You shouldn't let this kind of problem depress you.
- These changes could depress the economy.
- Slowly depress the car's brake pedal.
- Market conditions are likely to depress earnings in the next quarter.
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Trump’s campaign is looking for a way to draw new support -- or depress the vote for Biden.
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Jennifer Epstein,
Bloomberg.com,
21 Oct. 2020
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The chokehold is likely to depress Huawei’s sales for the foreseeable future.
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The Economist,
5 Nov. 2020
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Living near oil and gas development sites depresses people who are trying to get pregnant.
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Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Aug. 2024
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In either case, residents may choose to leave an area, driving down asset prices and depressing the local economy.
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Justin Worland,
TIME,
4 Oct. 2024
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But the misfires from Jones on deep shots to Slayton really depress the receiver’s value.
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Phil Thompson,
chicagotribune.com,
4 Nov. 2020
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Those pressures could further depress an economy already in tatters from pro-democracy protests and the coronavirus.
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Michael Schuman,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2020
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In the United States, where infections are also rising at a troubling rate, the worry is that fear alone of the virus could depress sales for companies.
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CBS News,
3 Nov. 2020
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That could depress bond prices and send yields up on Treasurys, though the Federal Reserve’s aggressive bond buying has kept a lid on yields this year.
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Anna Hirtenstein,
WSJ,
20 Oct. 2020
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In the United States, where infections are also rising at a troubling rate, the worry is that fear alone could depress sales for companies, leading to further layoffs.
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Jessica Menton,
USA TODAY,
7 Nov. 2020
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Traditionally, candidates at the top of the ballot for president, or governor, or senator, can attract support — or depress it — for races down the ballot.
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,
The Arizona Republic,
20 Oct. 2020
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The key wasn’t to shame or depress them, but to motivate.
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Jori Epstein,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2022
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The fundraising market had been depressed in most sectors for much of the year.
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Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
16 June 2023
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Maybe he's depressed his wife cares more about money than him.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
16 Feb. 2023
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She was depressed with the state of the world and trying to lose herself in nature through bird watching.
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Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2024
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The studio noted that outbreaks of the flu and a cold front across much of the country may have depressed ticket sales.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2023
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Few things depress me more than going to sleep in an unmade bed.
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New York Times,
18 Feb. 2022
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Retail sales in May, in part, were depressed by falling gas prices.
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Anne D'innocenzio,
Fortune,
18 June 2024
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There are so many non-optional things in the world to be frustrated by and depressed about.
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Daniel Kohn,
SPIN,
27 Mar. 2024
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That, plus the prospect of extended war in the region, will depress investment flows in the Middle East.
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Byalan Murray and Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2023
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Some people who are depressed are very good at hiding it.
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Philip Ellis,
Men's Health,
2 May 2023
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Scientists have known the river’s runs have been depressed for years.
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oregonlive,
1 Apr. 2023
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