Examples of “plateau” in a Sentence

noun A large area of relatively flat, elevated land.

• The road climbs steeply before opening onto a wide plateau.
• Sheep graze across the high plateau all summer.
• Farmers grow wheat on the plateau, where the soil is flat and fertile.

noun A period during which something that was rising levels off and stays roughly stable.

• His weight loss hit a plateau after the first month.
• After rapid progress, my running speed reached a plateau.
• Prices rose quickly and then settled onto a long plateau.

verb To stop rising or improving and level off at a stable point.

• Sales plateaued after the initial launch surge.
• Her test scores plateaued despite weeks of extra study.
• If your progress plateaus, try changing your routine.