brought down; bringing down; brings down
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Examples of bringdown in a Sentence
Noun
meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Even bringing down an unpopular regime is unlikely to make the United States many friends.
—Jon B. Alterman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2024
Iger has smartly refused to sell at depressed prices, despite an abundance of offers from prospective buyers, while focusing on bringing down costs, with a large chunk of Disney’s $7.5 billion in cost savings coming out of linear.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
The hitting coach brought down Betts’s big leg kick.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
Stocks were pummeled in 2022, with the S&P 500 logging a double-digit percentage loss after the Federal Reserve began raising rates aggressively to bring down inflation.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
In its battle to bring down that inflation, the Federal Reserve introduced 11 aggressive rate hikes meant to crush demand and discourage spending.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Baltimore Ravens star Mark Andrews was one victim of the tackle last season, suffering a serious ankle injury after being brought down by the controversial technique in November.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The Biden administration has taken steps to make groceries more affordable by bringing down fertilizer prices and encouraging competition in the agriculture industry.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Verb
The increase in immigration estimated by CBO helps to explain this unusual economic recovery and means the labor market may not need to slow much to bring down inflation.
—Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Even bringing down an unpopular regime is unlikely to make the United States many friends.
—Jon B. Alterman, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2024
Iger has smartly refused to sell at depressed prices, despite an abundance of offers from prospective buyers, while focusing on bringing down costs, with a large chunk of Disney’s $7.5 billion in cost savings coming out of linear.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
The hitting coach brought down Betts’s big leg kick.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
Stocks were pummeled in 2022, with the S&P 500 logging a double-digit percentage loss after the Federal Reserve began raising rates aggressively to bring down inflation.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
In its battle to bring down that inflation, the Federal Reserve introduced 11 aggressive rate hikes meant to crush demand and discourage spending.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Baltimore Ravens star Mark Andrews was one victim of the tackle last season, suffering a serious ankle injury after being brought down by the controversial technique in November.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The Biden administration has taken steps to make groceries more affordable by bringing down fertilizer prices and encouraging competition in the agriculture industry.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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