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noun

nadir

the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization

In a sentence

Six example sentences with nadir, each labelled with its topic.

  • The seventeen-point home loss marked the nadir of a season that had begun with talk of a championship.

    Basketball

  • The share price reached its nadir in March, then climbed for nine straight months as new orders arrived.

    Finance

  • His running reached a nadir in January, three miles at a walking pace with a stitch after the first bend.

    Fitness

  • The band's nadir came the winter three of them quit, leaving one member to honor a booked tour alone.

    Music

  • Morale reached its nadir the week payroll ran late, with three engineers openly updating their resumes at their desks.

    Startups

  • The premier's approval hit its nadir in autumn, and the party quietly began discussing who might lead it next.

    Politics

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