nose dive

noun

1. a sudden plunge with the nose or front pointing downwards, esp of an aircraft
2. informal.
   a sudden drop or sharp decline

   prices took a nose dive

verb

1. to perform or cause to perform a nose dive
2. informal.
   intr to drop suddenly

Example Sentences

Fani Willis or federal special counsel Jack Smith, those prospects also have taken a nose dive.

From Los Angeles Times

A problem with pitch control also would be consistent with the “nose dive” reported by dozens of onlookers who saw the plane hit Puget Sound.

From Seattle Times

Dozens of witnesses saw the plane “nose dive” into Mutiny Bay and helped officials narrow down the crash site.

From Seattle Times

Navy crews will use a crane on the barge and the ROV to pull any evidence of the crash from the sea floor, where it landed after a “near-vertical” nose dive, according to the NTSB.

From Seattle Times

That winter Elizebeth’s health took a nose dive, and she had to take time off.

From Literature

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