in the red

phrase

: spending and owing more money than is being earned

Apparently the company had been in the red for some time before it went out of business.

Examples of in the red in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That one led to a field goal, but later, the Dolphins were back in the red zone, and Gordon used second-level blocks from wide receivers Chris Bell and Malik Washington to score a 12-yard touchdown through the left side. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Depressed ticket and concession sales caused the nonprofit to lose roughly half-a-million dollars in revenue and end its fiscal year in the red. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Las Vegas pressured Mahomes all day, as Crosby shared a sack with defensive tackle Adam Butler, and linebacker Quay Walker bent the edge to take down Mahomes in the red zone. — Pete Sweeney october 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

That run set up the Dolphins’ first score of the game when kicker Riley Patterson made a 27-yard field goal after the offense stalled in the red zone. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for in the red

• abovesaid
• aforesaid
• arrowhead
• casinghead
• copperhead
• figurehead
• fountainhead
• gingerbread
• hammerhead
• infrared
• leatherhead
• letterhead