Example sentences for: downed

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

  • Time describes the crash landing in vivid detail (right down to an alien giving first aid to a wounded colleague), then concedes that the downed spacecraft was undoubtedly a military balloon.

  • Most are illustrated with brutal photos of beached ships, downed trees, and shattered houses.

  • The Air Force's Civil Air Patrol also gets money to help find downed planes and pilots.

  • The NYT reports that ABC television has decided not to air Oliver Stone's prime-time special about the theoretical missile that downed TWA Flight 800.

  • The court-martial ordered for two Marines whose plane downed an Italian cable car receives front-page play at the LAT , but is inside at the WP and NYT . The two Marines--the plane's pilot and the navigator--face 20 counts including negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter.


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