Sentence examples for a vicious upward from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(1)

a significant upward

The phrase "a vicious upward" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a negative or harmful increase in something, but the phrasing is awkward and lacks clarity.
Example: "The economy is experiencing a vicious upward trend in inflation, causing concern among consumers."
Alternatives: "a harmful increase" or "a detrimental rise".

Exact(1)

That can lead to a vicious upward wage and price spiral like the 1970s.

Forbes

Similar(59)

At the rockface, miners were pounding away at walls loosened by drilling and blasting, using long sharpened steel rods in a vicious upward-jabbing motion.

The New Yorker

A vicious cycle.

The New York Times

It was a vicious circle.

The New Yorker

It's a vicious lie".

The New York Times

It becomes a vicious circle.

The New York Times

"Selma was a vicious place, vicious.

The New York Times

"He was a vicious, vicious, horrible man.

The Guardian

It is a vicious spiral.

The Economist

A vicious probing curiosity.

The Guardian

A vicious scrabbling panic.

The New Yorker

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