Example sentences for: down

How can you use “down” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • He cannot forget anything, and if he needs to put something out of mind, he has to take a mental walk down his mental road and dig a mental hole in which to bury it; he is also afflicted (if "afflicted" is the word) with synesthesia, as well as with an uncertain grasp of self.

  • "We weren't that concerned with bringing down anybody.

  • Couple this with the pump technology and the combination of gel and paste, and we have a hands down winner.

  • Who better to strip away the hubris and slippery moralizing of both sides in this case than the man who really can distill consumer harm down to a decimal point?

  • The elder Bush enlisted in the Navy in 1942, became the service's youngest fighter pilot, flew 58 missions in the South Pacific, was shot down over enemy waters, and won the Distinguished Flying Cross.


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