down the river
idiom
: in the same direction as the river is flowing
Large boats came down the river.
Examples of down the river in a Sentence
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The barges drifted freely down the river before some of them came to rest on two locks and dams on the Ohio River downstream from Pittsburgh.
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USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, 14 continued down the river and six have gone over the Emsworth Dam, the city said.
—Paradise Afshar, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
There are no reported injuries, but Peggy's Marina sustained extensive damage.
Of the barges, 11 were located and pinned against the river bank by Brunot Island, 14 continued down the river and six went over the Emsworth Dam.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Emmy winner Paul Walter Hauser, though neither thrice divorced or residing in a van down the river, is attached to star as legendary comedian Chris Farley in an upcoming film.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
Before shuttle buses were available at the Salt River, crowds would arrive in truckloads, bringing their own tubes and cases of beer to float down the river.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
On its way down the river, the ship would slip beneath the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The scenery is meant to approximate what the land might have looked like to those sold down the river.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Her original poppy garden reseeded and spread down the river and over much of Old Town.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, 14 continued down the river and six have gone over the Emsworth Dam, the city said.
—Paradise Afshar, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
There are no reported injuries, but Peggy's Marina sustained extensive damage.
Of the barges, 11 were located and pinned against the river bank by Brunot Island, 14 continued down the river and six went over the Emsworth Dam.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Emmy winner Paul Walter Hauser, though neither thrice divorced or residing in a van down the river, is attached to star as legendary comedian Chris Farley in an upcoming film.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
Before shuttle buses were available at the Salt River, crowds would arrive in truckloads, bringing their own tubes and cases of beer to float down the river.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
On its way down the river, the ship would slip beneath the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The scenery is meant to approximate what the land might have looked like to those sold down the river.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Her original poppy garden reseeded and spread down the river and over much of Old Town.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2024
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