Examples of climb down in a Sentence
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While the evacuation ended safely, the video quickly sparked reactions online from viewers who said they would have been terrified about climbing down from that height.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Police say the other man who was working on the home wasn't hurt and climbed down the ladder himself.
—Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Dunham and Frank managed to flee the Inwood fire by climbing down the building’s fire escape, but the ordeal for them continues.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Within three minutes, the first company arrived at the scene and found several residents attempting to escape the flames by climbing down the fire escapes.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
The steep climb down to the sand is worth it for the prime stretch of coast and astonishing views of the jagged shoreline.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
One of the students, Márton Szépvölgyi, climbed down to speak with me.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
That’s why this president is gyrating on a daily or hourly basis about whether or not to climb down from this war or to double down.
—NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Lopez completes four of the five tasks before climbing down the tree with plenty of time to dismantle his ropes system.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Police say the other man who was working on the home wasn't hurt and climbed down the ladder himself.
—Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Dunham and Frank managed to flee the Inwood fire by climbing down the building’s fire escape, but the ordeal for them continues.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Within three minutes, the first company arrived at the scene and found several residents attempting to escape the flames by climbing down the fire escapes.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
The steep climb down to the sand is worth it for the prime stretch of coast and astonishing views of the jagged shoreline.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
One of the students, Márton Szépvölgyi, climbed down to speak with me.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
That’s why this president is gyrating on a daily or hourly basis about whether or not to climb down from this war or to double down.
—NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Lopez completes four of the five tasks before climbing down the tree with plenty of time to dismantle his ropes system.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Climb down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climb%20down. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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