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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Last year, the Razorbacks struggled in the red zone and fell 29-27 on the road in another winnable game.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 24 Nov. 2023
  • At the same time as many airlines have been posting profits, Hawaiian has been in the red.
    — Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The Jaguars scored a total of four touchdowns — three in the red zone — and allowed just three sacks and six tackles for loss all day.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2023
  • One play was a reverse pass that was intercepted in the red zone.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Read the full list of Tony winners, in addition to the fashion standouts in the red carpet gallery.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 June 2023
  • In the late 1800s, there were only a few families homesteading in the red rocks region.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
  • In terms of addressing issues, Freeze says taking care of the football in the red zone is first on his list.
    — Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • By early Friday, Detroit and other cities were back in the red zone.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2023
  • What needs help The Jaguars have struggled in the red zone the last three weeks, managing five touchdowns on 15 trips inside the 20-yard line.
    — Mark Long, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
  • But the federal government is still on track to end the fiscal year more than $1.5 trillion in the red.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 10 May 2024
  • Jayron Kearse intercepted Tom Brady in the red zone on 2nd and goal from the Cowboys 5-yard line.
    — Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Mayer could help Raiders in the red zone Mayer was drafted as a long-term solution for the Raiders.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 2 May 2023
  • As the struggle ensues, the suspect in the red jacket returns and kicks the other officer in the back.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • In water, absorption is strong in the red and weak in the blue, thus red light is absorbed quickly in the ocean, leaving blue.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Ignoring these problems doesn’t mean state finances would end up in the red next year.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Even tech stocks found themselves in the red as they too, may be hurt more by a slowing economy, than their valuations are boosted by lower rates.
    — John Melloy, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024

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