Examples of climb down in a Sentence
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La Casa has a large, centralized pool; the beach is a good climb down a pathway carved into the cliff; and the grounds have a grass tennis court and croquet lawn, too.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
But even if the White House finds a ladder to climb down, that may only temper short-term volatility.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
The boys agree to take turns guarding the door, and Bundle shrugs off the latest of Bill’s urgings to stay out of harm’s way to pop back to her room, put on an all-black cat-burglar-type ensemble, and attempt to climb down the ivy from her bedroom to the front of the house.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
In one scene, Marty jumps out of a window and climbs down a fire escape to evade the cops.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
The video, which was shared by Attorney General Pam Bondi on X, shows American helicopters hovering over the ship as service members climbed down ropes to board.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
As the two men climbed down the steps, they were struck by the dank, musty air.
—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
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
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
But even if the White House finds a ladder to climb down, that may only temper short-term volatility.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
The boys agree to take turns guarding the door, and Bundle shrugs off the latest of Bill’s urgings to stay out of harm’s way to pop back to her room, put on an all-black cat-burglar-type ensemble, and attempt to climb down the ivy from her bedroom to the front of the house.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
In one scene, Marty jumps out of a window and climbs down a fire escape to evade the cops.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
The video, which was shared by Attorney General Pam Bondi on X, shows American helicopters hovering over the ship as service members climbed down ropes to board.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
As the two men climbed down the steps, they were struck by the dank, musty air.
—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
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
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“Climb down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climb%20down. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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