How easy it is to go from bad to worse, when once we have started upon a downward course!

Now at the low point of his downward course he couldn't understand his situation.

But medical issues, up a bit lately, resumed their downward course.

He put it back down, and resumed his downward course.

An unexpectedly large number of children were on a downward course.

Indeed most of them were on a downward course.

Markets The stock market continued its downward course on rising volume.

Two things had set the downward course of events in motion.

Her downward course became a little slower, but still she did not stop.

Instead, the dollar continued on its downward course of recent weeks.