How to Use pullback in a Sentence

pullback

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  • But the pullback in core price increases could prompt the Fed to hold rates steady for the rest of the year.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • The pullback marks the first monthly decline since March.
    — WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023
  • And their yields are especially high right now, again thanks to the pullback.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • At least in terms of titles now ready to hit the market, there’s little sign as yet of platform pullback in Spain.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The pullback is the clearest signal of the turbulence facing the cannabis industry.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Long-term Treasury yields jumped after a brief pullback.
    — Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
  • On one hand, San Francisco has clearly seen a sharp pullback in home prices.
    — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The move comes amid Hollywood’s strikes as well as a general pullback at Disney+.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The shares, recently up about 0.2%, are on track to rise this week despite a more-than-5% pullback yesterday.
    — David Marino-Nachison, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Wall Street had its biggest pullback of the year Wednesday after a broad slide for stocks wiped out much of the benchmark S&P 500 index's gains from last week.
    — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Number of the week The great tech and entertainment pullback has hit the video game business too, post-pandemic.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • That was driven by a sharp pullback in spending on durable goods, which are products such as cars and washing machines meant to last at least three years.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 27 July 2023
  • For Bartels, any pullback in the coming weeks and months will be an opportunity to buy.
    — Fortune, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Cost of living pressures were cited as the primary reason for the pullback.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 Feb. 2024
  • One of the fears on Wall Street is that recent turmoil in the banking system could cause a pullback in lending, which in turn could weaken the economy.
    — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But other forecasts for holiday sales suggest there may be a big pullback on gift shopping in the weeks ahead.
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Despite the pullback, AWS is still expected to be a long-term revenue driver for Amazon.
    — Haleluya Hadero, ajc, 13 June 2023
  • Hong Kong’s Main Board saw short sale turnover increase to 17% of total turnover, which has up ticked during the recent correction/pullback.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Any pullback in lending could lead to a slowdown in economic growth or a recession.
    — Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 1 May 2023
  • After a financial pullback last season, the Rams will enter free agency in March with about $40 million in cap space.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Many investors say the S&P 500's rally this year is vulnerable to a pullback because it is driven by a handful of large-cap tech stocks.
    — Hardika Singh, WSJ, 8 June 2023
  • That has helped fuel a pullback in the dollar more broadly against a range of currencies, including the Japanese yen and the euro.
    — Rebecca Feng, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Major indexes eked out gains Friday, but still ended the first week of 2024 lower after a pullback by big tech stocks.
    — Karen Langley, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024
  • That makes the major indexes vulnerable to a pullback if a few heavyweights fall.
    — WSJ, 20 July 2023
  • As of Friday’s close the daily charts and technical studies are consistent with a pullback in an uptrend.
    — Tom Aspray, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Not a descent into a bear market, but just a pullback in a market that has gotten ahead of itself and at least parts of which are somewhat overvalued.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The pullback in spending comes as families continue to struggle with inflation, and follows a 23.7% increase in the cost of school supplies over the past two years.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 July 2023
  • Mass layoffs could lead to a further pullback in retail sales, which in turn could push inflation pressures even lower, which the Fed clearly wants.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Even after last year’s pullback, MSFT still trades at just under 29-times forward earnings.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Thomas Hayes, chairman of Great Hill Capital, is among the investors looking to capitalize on short-term tech pullbacks.
    — Farah Elbahrawy, Fortune, 13 May 2023

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