live down
verb
lived down; living down; lives down
: to live so as to wipe out the memory or effects of
made a mistake and couldn't live it down
Examples of live down in a Sentence
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Like so many of the tastiest recipes, it was passed down from her mom, who got it from a friend who lived down the street from her.
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Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2024
But that was only one low note among many as the GOP majority lived down to our worst expectations.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
That day, Emily Baden, whose boyfriend (now husband) contacted the police, had traded accusations with Mrs. Alito, who lived down the street.
—Jodi Kantor, New York Times, 28 May 2024
David Dapper, 59, who lives down the street from a park, said homeless people camping there often wander by his front yard.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Freddie was in Washington D.C., living down the street from a community center where a non-profit group was helping kids from the inner city, kids who were slipping through the cracks, toward dark places.
—Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2024
My mother never let my sister live down her grade school class heritage project, where she was assigned to bring in food that represents a country in her lineage.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 11 Mar. 2024
Her brother lives on their parents’ old farm, and her sister lives down the road.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
Biden won’t live down his error in passing up a pre-Super Bowl interview on CBS.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Mar. 2024
Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2024
But that was only one low note among many as the GOP majority lived down to our worst expectations.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
That day, Emily Baden, whose boyfriend (now husband) contacted the police, had traded accusations with Mrs. Alito, who lived down the street.
—Jodi Kantor, New York Times, 28 May 2024
David Dapper, 59, who lives down the street from a park, said homeless people camping there often wander by his front yard.
—Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Freddie was in Washington D.C., living down the street from a community center where a non-profit group was helping kids from the inner city, kids who were slipping through the cracks, toward dark places.
—Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2024
My mother never let my sister live down her grade school class heritage project, where she was assigned to bring in food that represents a country in her lineage.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 11 Mar. 2024
Her brother lives on their parents’ old farm, and her sister lives down the road.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
Biden won’t live down his error in passing up a pre-Super Bowl interview on CBS.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Mar. 2024
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