Examples of climb down in a Sentence
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As the two men climbed down the steps, they were struck by the dank, musty air.
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Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Sheriff Guidroz said the three inmates removed blocks from a degrading wall in the prison to create a hole, and used sheets to assist them in climbing down a wall and dropping to the ground.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
The man grabbed a ladder and helped his wife safely climb down.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Gomez jumped off the cover onto the grass below, down nine feet, to get a ladder so his wife could climb down to safety.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
The yield on the benchmark 10-year gilt rose by more than 2 basis points, climbing down from highs seen earlier in the trading day.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
In fact, some spots around the house can actually kill your live tree before Santa comes climbing down the chimney.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
In a reference to fairy tale The Princess and the Pea, Rosalía climbed down from the bed and revealed a pearly ball (hence the song’s title) from under the mattresses.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2025
Both sides have appeared to climb down from that latest escalation following eleventh-hour trade talks between top negotiators this weekend in Malaysia.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Sheriff Guidroz said the three inmates removed blocks from a degrading wall in the prison to create a hole, and used sheets to assist them in climbing down a wall and dropping to the ground.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
The man grabbed a ladder and helped his wife safely climb down.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Gomez jumped off the cover onto the grass below, down nine feet, to get a ladder so his wife could climb down to safety.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
The yield on the benchmark 10-year gilt rose by more than 2 basis points, climbing down from highs seen earlier in the trading day.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
In fact, some spots around the house can actually kill your live tree before Santa comes climbing down the chimney.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
In a reference to fairy tale The Princess and the Pea, Rosalía climbed down from the bed and revealed a pearly ball (hence the song’s title) from under the mattresses.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2025
Both sides have appeared to climb down from that latest escalation following eleventh-hour trade talks between top negotiators this weekend in Malaysia.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Climb down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climb%20down. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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