100 Sentence Starters for Describing Trends

No.	Item	Definition
1.	A different pattern emerged	Shows contrasting development.
2.	A key trend is	Introduces main pattern.
3.	A similar pattern emerged	Shows matching development.
4.	Across the period,	Shows change over the span.
5.	As the period progressed,	Marks movement through time.
6.	As time went on,	Shows later development.
7.	At first,	Marks the starting point.
8.	At the beginning,	Marks the opening stage.
9.	At the outset,	Marks the very beginning.
10.	At the same time,	Shows simultaneous change.
11.	By contrast,	Introduces an opposing trend.
12.	By the end,	Marks the final point.
13.	Compared to the previous year,	Introduces year comparison.
14.	Compared with earlier figures,	Introduces comparison with past.
15.	During the final decade,	Refers to the last ten years.
16.	During the first decade,	Refers to the first ten years.
17.	During this period,	Refers to that time span.
18.	Early on,	Refers to an early stage.
19.	Eventually,	Shows the final result.
20.	Finally,	Marks the last stage.
21.	In general,	Signals a broad summary.
22.	In the early years,	Refers to the first years.
23.	In the first half,	Refers to the earlier part.
24.	In the later years,	Refers to the final years.
25.	In the second half,	Refers to the later part.
26.	Initially,	Refers to the beginning stage.
27.	It bottomed out at	States the lowest level.
28.	It climbed sharply	Shows steep increase.
29.	It declined gradually	Shows slow fall.
30.	It dipped slightly	Shows small fall.
31.	It dropped sharply	Shows steep decrease.
32.	It edged down	Shows slight decrease.
33.	It edged up	Shows slight increase.
34.	It fell steadily	Shows consistent decrease.
35.	It fluctuated considerably	Shows large repeated changes.
36.	It fluctuated slightly	Shows small repeated changes.
37.	It gained momentum	Shows faster growth.
38.	It held steady	Shows stable level.
39.	It hit a high of	States the top value.
40.	It hit a low of	States the minimum value.
41.	It hovered around	Shows staying near a level.
42.	It increased gradually	Shows slow growth.
43.	It leveled off	Shows stabilization after change.
44.	It oscillated	Shows repeated up-and-down movement.
45.	It peaked at	States the highest level.
46.	It plateaued	Shows flat period after rise.
47.	It plunged dramatically	Shows very sharp fall.
48.	It reached a low of	Introduces the lowest point.
49.	It reached a peak of	Introduces the highest point.
50.	It remained stable	Shows no major change.
51.	It remained unchanged	Shows no difference.
52.	It rose steadily	Shows consistent increase.
53.	It showed little change	Shows minimal movement.
54.	It stabilized at	Shows settling at a level.
55.	It stayed constant	Shows no change.
56.	It stayed the same	Shows no change.
57.	It surged rapidly	Shows fast strong growth.
58.	It varied over time	Shows changing levels.
59.	It was stable throughout	Shows full-period stability.
60.	It went down	Shows decrease simply.
61.	It went up	Shows increase simply.
62.	Later in the period,	introduces a later stage
63.	Meanwhile,	Links events happening together.
64.	Midway through the period,	introduces the middle stage
65.	One notable feature is	Highlights an important point.
66.	Over the next few years,	introduces a following span
67.	Over the period shown,	Refers to the displayed span.
68.	Over time,	Shows change across a period.
69.	Overall,	Introduces the general trend.
70.	Similarly,	Introduces a matching trend.
71.	Soon after,	Shows what happened next.
72.	There was a decline in	Introduces downward change.
73.	There was a decrease in	Introduces decline.
74.	There was a dip in	Introduces a small fall.
75.	There was a downward trend in	Shows general decrease.
76.	There was a dramatic drop in	Shows very strong fall.
77.	There was a dramatic increase in	Shows very strong growth.
78.	There was a drop in	Introduces reduction.
79.	There was a fall in	Introduces a decrease.
80.	There was a jump in	Introduces a sudden rise.
81.	There was a rise in	Introduces an increase.
82.	There was a sharp decline in	Shows steep decrease.
83.	There was a sharp increase in	Shows a steep rise.
84.	There was a significant fall in	Shows notable decrease.
85.	There was a significant rise in	Shows notable growth.
86.	There was a slight drop in	Shows small decrease.
87.	There was a slight increase in	Shows small growth.
88.	There was a slump in	Introduces a strong fall.
89.	There was a steady fall in	Shows gradual decline.
90.	There was a steady increase in	Shows gradual growth.
91.	There was a surge in	Introduces a strong rise.
92.	There was an increase in	Introduces growth.
93.	There was an upward trend in	Shows general increase.
94.	Throughout the period,	Covers the whole time span.
95.	Toward the end,	Signals the closing stage.
96.	Unlike the previous period,	marks a contrast
97.	Viewed as a whole,	Introduces overall perspective.
98.	Viewed over time,	signals a time-based overview
99.	What stands out is	Highlights a notable feature.
100.	Year on year,	compares each year