trend

[trend]

Definition:
1. A general direction in which something tends to move.
2. General line of orientation.
3. A general tendency to change (as of opinion).
4. The popular taste at a given time.
5. Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.

Use 'trend' in a sentence:

1. How do we explain this trend?
2. Consumers in Europe are slow to pick up trends in the use of information technology.
3. You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend.
4. There are two key factors behind this trend.
5. They want to follow closely the international trend.
6. This is a growing trend.
7. The underlying trend of inflation is still upwards.
8. The figures were obtained by extrapolating from past trends.
9. The trend of détente cannot be reversed.
10. Phytoplankton are vulnerable to the ocean's warming trend.
11. Such a trend is badly needed.
12. The trend of prices is still upwards.
13. Three other factors contribute to the trend, they add.
14. Many traders forecast a continuation of the market's recent bearish trend.
15. This trend will continue into the 2020s, the report projects.
16. The record has already proved a success and may well start a trend.
17. At first, the web seemed to push against this trend.
18. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing.
19. There is a growing trend towards earlier retirement.
20. It is a trend that shows no sign of slowing.
21. There has been no discernible overall trend since 1975.
22. The report suggested that the same trend was at work in politics.
23. The trend lying behind these matters is rarely talked about.
24. It is unhelpful to extrapolate general trends from one case.
25. The long-term trend has been downwards.
26. What we'll see in the future is, in fact, a continuation of that trend.
27. This year saw a continuation in the upward trend in sales.
28. The downward trend in home ownership is likely to continue.
29. Has anyone noticed the "pajama trend"?
30. These trends only got worse as we moved into the nineties.
31. One or two companies have managed to buck the trend of the recession.
32. Is the trend towards privatization reversible?
33. Perhaps most astonishing is the trend in Ireland.
34. What trend has been observed in a report?
35. The same trend is accelerating in Europe, Japan, and India.
36. The trend now is toward "lifestyle" electronics – black, shiny gee-whiz things that people like to own.
37. The collaborative trend is true across scientific disciplines.
38. The trends since the 1950s have become even more marked.
39. These statistics display a definite trend.
40. Predicting voting trends from economic forecasts is a dodgy business.
41. The trend toward "less" was not entirely foreign.
42. the trend towards couples living together rather than marrying.
43. This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society.
44. Interior designers spend their working lives keeping up to date with the latest trends.
45. You seem to have set a new trend.
46. This trend is being reversed.
47. Dealers have already got wise to the trend and increased their prices accordingly.
48. The book provides valuable information on recent trends.
49. Similar trends are observable in mainland Europe.
50. One region is attempting to buck the trend of economic decline.
51. It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend.