How to Use takedown in a Sentence

takedown

1 of 2 noun

• The second part of that, which is what just happened, is the takedown.
  — Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2023
• Later on, the gang took their places at the Met Gala to begin their takedown scheme.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
• The slew of takedown requests appears to be unique in the Hook’s history.
  — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
• Garrett blew up the next drive with an 8-yard takedown of Burrow, who was sacked three times in the first half alone.
  — cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
• And now the Times, which purchased the game in 2022, is sending takedown notices to people behind some of the look-alikes.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
• The takedown is a rare victory against a ransomware gang.
  — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2023
• Tagovailoa landed on his bad back on the violent takedown, and the back of his head hit the ground hard from the whiplash.
  — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022
• Action resumed after the pair went out of bounds with eight seconds left and Vacca got a takedown at the buzzer to tie the match.
  — Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
• The Wildcats, now alone atop the Big 12 standings thanks in part to a midweek takedown of Kansas, vaults all the way from 15th into the top five.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
• The Horned Frogs certainly proved that in their takedown of Michigan.
  — USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• In his chats with Ulbricht prior to the Silk Road takedown, too, Clark had a tendency to grandiose ideas.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 11 July 2023
• Godino scored just 35 seconds into the bout with a four-point takedown.
  — Nik Streng, oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022
• But no one writes a restaurant takedown like the British critics who seem to make a sport of scathing restaurant reviews.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 24 Oct. 2022
• Jane Austen wrote takedowns of this kind of ninny two centuries ago — how fun to see Pike update her twit to the post-Y2K era.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Also, learn how a nameplate takedown, a fox hat and lineup changes saved the Beavers’ season.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
• Not Okay signals that this is not a takedown, but more a gentle love-hate letter of a critique.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022
• And even though Kendall is in the midst of a downward spiral, Succession has taught us that a cutthroat takedown waits for no one.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2022
• Isaiah danced with his opponent and avoided a takedown - then took the fighter’s back and mounted him to the ground.
  — Roman Stubbs, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2022
• Judon split the first sack with Mack Wilson Sr. on a third-and-10 takedown of Fields in the first quarter, then added a pair by himself in the second quarter.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
• The employee stopped short of promising more takedowns.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2023
• The setup and takedown process is simple and quick, but transporting the canopy may be difficult.
  — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
• At the time, Meta’s notice and takedown procedure required the victim to comb through the platform and report each meme one by one.
  — Ashoka, Forbes, 4 July 2022
• Foligno and Englund traded shots, and Foligno scored the takedown.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
• During the interview, Monahon stressed that her play is not a takedown of Miller’s.
  — Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
• The company reported the imposter apps to Apple and Google for takedown.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
• In the first period, Beall managed a takedown to go into the second period with a 2-0 lead.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2023
• The #MeToo movement led to the takedown of a number of powerful men within Hollywood.
  — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Now Peterson was disturbed to see that the takedown had only cleared the field for someone wielding an even bigger weapon.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
• The other removal plan has a more extensive takedown of I-794 − from the Hoan's northern approach to roughly Sixth Street.
  — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2023
• Why did Rupert’s takedown happen so suddenly, and mostly offscreen, near the end of the season, instead of building over the course of episodes?
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023

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take down

2 of 2 verb

• But taking down Trump on the road to 2024 is going to be a tough task.
  — Time, 24 Aug. 2023
• The surprise move about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
• The surprise move at about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world.
  — Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
• The site was taken down on the day the group’s 20-year deal with Atlantic Records was up, sources say.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2024
• This pool is also a breeze to take down, thanks to its two quick-release drains.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
• For a high schooler, this could be their chance to show off and take down a parent.
  — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
• The police have said the websites used by Mr. Law to sell his product were taken down.
  — Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• To get there, Tech had to take down rival Oakland for the fourth time in six weeks to win the NorCal title game.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
• The colorful scarves and lights that used to decorate the space had been taken down.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• The fundraising campaign, which raised about $5,200, has since been taken down.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
• Three of us went to East to take down my camp and had to wade through water packed with floating Portuguese man-of-wars to load the boat.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
• The time required to take down braids, which can range in size and quantity, varies and can span from one to four hours or even longer.
  — Myja Gary, Essence, 22 Aug. 2023
• The team-building trip included a safari, where the group saw a lion take down a warthog.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2023
• Wolves have evolved to work together to take down an animal 10 to 20 times their size.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 23 Aug. 2023
• Officer Cory Galloway, who fired the round that took down the assailant, was grazed in his left side.
  — Andrew Wolfson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
• Footage shows Galloway, who shot the first round that took down Sturgeon, was in front of Wilt and ducked behind a planter after he had been hit.
  — Courier Journal Staff, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2023
• Despite the take down, the dark web onion site for Genesis Market remains up.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2023
• It was taken down after the duo received a cease-and-desist letter.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
• In the case of content that supports Hamas, erring on the side of caution could mean taking down videos that show atrocities.
  — Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• The Baltimore Loop Project website has since been taken down.
  — Byjessica Mathews, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
• Soon, Aidan takes down a whole gaggle of professional killers out for the author’s head.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
• Council members agreed to take down the nets on four of the six pickleball courts at Windsor Park to see if that helps reduce noise in the area.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
• And the rocket center has solicited bids to take down the 168-foot rocket that was part of the Apollo moon program.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 3 Aug. 2023
• TikTok has since taken down the videos flagged by researchers.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
• Like other great travel cribs, this one also wins praise for being seamless to set up and take down.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2023
• After squeaking through the nomination round, a Third Eye beer took down a No. 1 seed again.
  — The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
• Texas and Houston both lost on Friday while Seattle took down the Royals.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2023
• Twenty of the injuries occurred during a wave of two drone attacks in Syria, and the U.S. successfully took down one of the drones.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2023
• In 2007, Prince’s label alleged copyright infringement and forced YouTube to take down the video.
  — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• The attorney general’s office said that the fake account reported the group to Meta but that the chat was not taken down.
  — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024