How to Use in the red in a Sentence

in the red

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Definition of in the rednext
  • Beavers drive down the field, but get held up in the red zone.
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2023
  • So, what can leaders learn from the man in the red suit?
    — Jason Walker, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Pierce came up with the big pick with the Browns' offense in the red zone and with the Ravens up 35-10.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • After $300 million, the pink and green film will no longer be in the red.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Twice the Bengals settled for field goals deep in the red zone.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Bloks Group has been in the red since at least 2021, its prospectus shows.
    — Yue Wang, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Farmer: The Rams have shown an inability to close the deal in the red zone.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • For a pop of color, shop the V-neck in the red leaf print or the solid French blue hue.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Roglic began the day in the red jersey and appeared to be the strongest guy in the race.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
  • New Orleans’ defense was stout in the red zone, which kept the score close.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The stocks have lost more than 3% and over 2% this week, respectively, and are in the red for the year.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index notched the second-straight week in the red for the first time since April.
    — Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
  • Red zone, dead zone The Packers were in the red zone — inside the 20-yard line — four times last week.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Another key to excelling in the red zone comes with the run game.
    — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • Asasha Hall, his sister, isn’t sitting in the red seat.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023
  • What’s more, the Bills, with an 87% TD rate, were far better in the red zone this past season.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The company says the paper will be in the red within a few years.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The defense forced three turnovers on downs, including two in the red zone.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Freeman pressed O'Malley about his team not scoring twice in the red zone and a trick play that had gone awry.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • In the next few years, graduations would once again deplete the school, putting it back in the red.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • Cere watched a shadow pass over his eyes, reflected in the red light of his blade.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Offense had some success in two minute there at the very end of the series, had some success in the red area.
    — oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Brown faced a fourth-and-5 in the red zone where nothing developed.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The Ravens are in the red zone again, and this Denver offense is not designed for 14-point comebacks.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
  • New Orleans has struggled in the red zone all season and Hill appears to be the cure for those ills.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The paper, which ended 2022 in the red, has laid off staff and made other cuts in recent months.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 12 June 2023
  • One side of the hallway is adorned with balloons in the red, white, black and green colors of the Palestinian flag.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023
  • After Pittsburgh turned the ball over on downs, a 44-yard run by Derrick Henry put the Ravens in the red zone.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The Chiefs got the ball in the red zone in the final minute before halftime, but failed to score a single point before time ran out.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
  • A little dust from that memorable hike in the red rocks of Sedona, Arizona?
    — Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025

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