Sentence examples for were downgraded from inspiring English sources
verb
To place lower in position.
- The stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'sell'.
When Israel refused, ties were downgraded.
We were downgraded in '09 by Standard and Poor's.
So if the securities were downgraded, forced selling would ensue, further pressuring an already beleaguered market.
Earlier this year, the company's bonds, not its stocks, were downgraded to a junk rating.
Typically, felonies like burglary were downgraded to less serious crimes like trespassing or vandalism.
Moody's indicated that most of the loans that were downgraded were on buildings in New York.
Meyers' sympathisers were downgraded, and the California dreamer was back to square one.
Both Tyco and CIT were downgraded by Standard and Poor's, and Fitch Ratings downgraded CIT.
Two counties, Rockland and Monroe, were downgraded by the rating agency in 2002.
The credit ratings of J. P. Morgan Chase were downgraded yesterday evening by Standard & Poor's.
The charges were downgraded and those arrested were required to perform community service.
