How to Use down in a Sentence

down

1 of 5 adverb

• The land slopes down to the sea.
• We watched the sun go down.
• They set the cake down on the table.
• Climb down out of that tree!
• Lay down your book for a minute.
• He fell down and hurt his knee.
• She called down to her friends in the street below.
• He knocked him down with one punch.
• What's going on down there?
• We keep our wine collection down in the basement.
• Oil prices and bond yields are down.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
• The phone lines to the plant were down.
  — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
• Got to get off the field on third down.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
• That that cast was so down for the ride.
  — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
• Shares are down 6% year to date.
  — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 29 May 2026
• Those false starts or big plays on third down.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
• The stock is down 5% so far this year.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
• All, though, are still down for the year so far.
  — Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
• All, though, are still down for the year so far.
  — Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
• All are down in the past 12 months.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
• The Dodgers were down to their last out.
  — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
• Nvidia shares were down more than 1% on the news.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
• Prices are down 21% from a month ago.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
• All the big names in that space are down in the last year.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
• But that hasn't slowed Evie down one bit.
  — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
• Now, the fear factor is way down.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
• The stock is down 12% in the past three months.
  — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 May 2026
• Shares are down about 20% in the last three months.
  — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 26 June 2026
• Sales are down, but prices are holding firm.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
• Mao had the Mona Lisa thing down well.
  — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026

down

2 of 5 preposition

• She fell down the stairs.
• The children ran down the hill.
• Go down the road and turn left.
• The bathroom is halfway down the hall on the right.
• He climbed down the ladder.
• His pitches were right down the middle of the plate.
• He spilled mustard down the front of his shirt.
• We grew up down the block from each other.
• Sweat dripped down her neck.
• Her hair hung loosely down her back.
• Friends don’t let friends down.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
• Slow down and trust the process.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
• Scroll down for more of our picks.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
• Pick one day of the week to slow down.
  — Simmone Shah, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
• Scroll down for the full list of projects.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
• Turn the hose on and spray down the spout.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
• It wasn’t erased, but it was pushed down.
  — Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
• When in doubt, slow down and ask for help.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
• Drink now or lay it down for up to a decade.
  — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
• And how has Skyh held you down?
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
• Lewis peered down from the bench at Ruiz.
  — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
• Use a microfiber cloth to wipe it down.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
• One brand that’s never let me down?
  — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 26 May 2026
• Oil prices are down this morning.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
• McAdoo calmed down, and no one brought it up again.
  — Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
• Write things down so nothing gets missed.
  — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
• That splitter was meant for down in the zone.
  — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• Scroll down for the full list of titles.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
• Enough time passed and my parents calmed down.
  — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
• But this will help prepare us down the stretch.
  — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026

down

3 of 5 verb

• The quarterback downed the ball to stop the clock.
• The storm downed power lines throughout the city.
• They were downing beers and watching the game on TV.
• The storm has snapped poles and downed lines across the area.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
• Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world.
  — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
• The storms caused falling power lines and downed trees.
  — Janay Reece, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
• Power lines and trees are also downed and cars have been flipped over due to the storm.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Most trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
• Gillan ranks 29th in punts downed inside the 20.
  — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
• Dozens of drones were downed en route to the capital, its mayor said.
  — David Brennan, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
• The storm pelted areas of the state with large hail, downed trees and cut power.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
• Storms could also cause power outages and downed trees.
  — Tammie Souza, CBS News, 21 June 2026
• Texans punt for the first time … but the ball is downed on the SF 1.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
• Report downed power lines to the police.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025

down

4 of 5 adjective

• There was a pile of dirty clothes down on the floor.
• The window shades were down.
• The candy is down on the bottom shelf.
• These changes should help keep prices down.
• Stocks are down again today.
• She took the down escalator.
• This will help with the down flow.
  — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 14 Jan. 2026
• Couldn’t get more down home than that.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
• Dent curled around a down screen and drove for a floater.
  — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
• You're required to have the down time.
  — Ashley Velie, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
• To beat the cold, warm up in a down jacket.
  — Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
• Do not wring or twist, as this can break down the down clusters.
  — Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026
• Bulbs also have an upside and a down side.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
• Some consider this the down part of the year.
  — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
• On the down side, there’s not a lot of history here.
  — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
• So there was really no down points.
  — Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
• The guardrail applies in a down market, too.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
• What kind of down economy is this?
  — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
• Watch out for tree limbs or down wires that have fallen because of the wind.
  — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2023
• So, overall, investors had a down day.
  — Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
• If supply is down and demand is the same, that leaves prices nowhere to go but up.
  — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
• Had a lot of down time in the offseason and in spring training.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2023
• But because of the down times, there still has to be more than just these three recent wins.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
• Shares are on track to post a fourth consecutive down year.
  — Jason Gewirtz,adrian Van Hauwermeiren, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
• There was a down comforter and pillows and a little rug, too.
  — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• The tech-heavy index hasn't had a down day since March 30.
  — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
• Equities are hitting fresh highs, oil is down and yields are pulling back.
  — Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 16 June 2026
• Let prices rise rather than overinvest and get caught in the next down-cycle.
  — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
• Neither restaurant’s down time appears to be a long-term thing.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026
• Booze is down and weed is up, and that’s doing something to us as a country.
  — Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025

down

5 of 5 noun

• I don't understand why she'd have such a down against me; we've never even spoken to each other!
• Fine hair has its ups and downs.
  — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
• There are ups and downs, of course.
  — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
• There have been ups and downs, yes.
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
• The cool down will not last very long.
  — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
• There have been a lot of ups and downs.
  — Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
• There are tweaks and there are tear-downs.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
• But a brief cool-down is on the way.
  — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
• The play gave the Bills a fresh set of downs.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• Mooyah has had its ups and downs.
  — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
• The Spurs have had their ups and downs this year.
  — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
• But there are going to be ups and downs.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
• The ups and downs and in-between!
  — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
• There’s going to be ups and downs.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
• And there’s going to be ups and downs.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
• There’s going to be some ups and downs.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
• This season has been marked by ups and downs.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
• Some were hand-me downs from siblings.
  — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
• That drive ended in a turnover on downs.
  — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
• The other, a turnover on downs.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
• A lot of ups and downs, a lot of close moments.
  — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
• First in the red zone and second on third downs.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
• The come-downs were ridiculous.
  — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• There are just so many ups and downs and so many unknowns.
  — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
• These homes require wipe-downs at least twice a week.
  — Nashia Baker, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
• He's watched downtown's ups and downs for decades.
  — Derek James, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
• A lot of ups and downs throughout the course of the year.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
• Throw some skelly, hand the ball off, play on third downs.
  — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
• Five punts and a turnover on downs, coming on the fake punt.
  — Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
• Downs is one of the key pieces tasked with turning things around.
  — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 8 June 2026