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.
• In the second half, the Chargers twice stopped the Bears on fourth down.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
• Notice that right in the middle of the string there is a point that doesn't move up or down.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2023
• Mom and Dad are down at the tent with your man and his brothers, setting up the bar.
  — Jean Garnett, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023
• The price of new Teslas has been up and down and moving all around.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2023
• Also, the masseter pulls the jaw up and down for chewing.
  — Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
• The chain’s total sales were down 2% year over year in the second quarter.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
• If members vote the agreement down, the strike will resume.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
• Yep — in this respect: coaches are far more apt to go for it on fourth down.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
• It’s revealed that Ansari plays a man who is down on his luck and struggling to make ends meet.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
• Jeep was up 7% for the quarter and down 6% for the year; Ram was up 3% for the quarter and down 1% for the year, compared with year-ago results.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2024
• That’s down more than half from what Musk paid for Twitter about a year ago: $44 billion.
  — Byjessica Mathews, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023
• Grain carloads in service are down 5% from this time last year, the USDA says.
  — WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
• The company’s shares were down more than 30% on Tuesday.
  — Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Aug. 2023
• One such poster shows a person sitting with their arms wrapped around their legs, their head down.
  — Brittany Shammas The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 10 July 2023
• That's all Ru said, just kidding with her, because that's what Ru does when the cameras are down.
  — EW.com, 5 Mar. 2024
• Sacramento was down 10 points at the time Brown was ejected.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
• Walgreens Boots Alliance stock is down more than 18% so far this year.
  — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
• The total number of killings in D.C. so far this year is down compared with the same period in 2023.
  — Alexandra Ma, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
• Place each dough roll, seam side down, in two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans, lightly greased with cooking spray.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
• There were five killings in the system last year, down from 10 the year prior, according to police.
  — Karen Matthews, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024

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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.
• His plane was caught in a storm and went down near Alvord, Texas.
  — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
• Move forward and the nose will try to tilt up; brake and the nose will push down.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
• Try not to think of me as gone, just think of me as moving down the block.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
• James crouched down beside the children again and told them not to lie.
  — Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2023
• Our guests whooped us down the aisle, and there was so much laughter and tears.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
• Next, go back to the home screen and open the Quick Settings pane with a swipe down from the top right corner of the display.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 28 June 2023
• To knock him down a peg, though, most of his rivals are playing by the old rules.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2023
• Push down through heels to rise up and jump into the air, bringing hands over head.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
• Usher may be on the brink of a touchdown in his personal life with a trip down the aisle.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• Liu and Suki trudged down the sandy bank to the river where a small turtle, the size of a sand dollar, swam close to the shore.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
• The Cadillac continued to spin down the highway to a stop in the inside lane.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
• Scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is well mixed.
  — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• The gunmen tried to beat down the door to the safe room before exiting the ship and making their way back to the shores of Yemen.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2023
• And how many painters put their brush down after losing their sight?
  — Mark Soares, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2023
• This small greenhouse weighs less than 11 pounds and packs down for easy storage.
  — Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2023
• Hear carolers, play games and zip down a faux-snow slide.
  — Robin Soslow, Chron, 13 May 2023
• Shough throws complete to Xavier White down the left sideline.
  — oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2023
• Ukraine and Western nations have been quick to shut that notion down.
  — Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
• The legendary restaurant is busy year-round, but on this day lines stretch down the sidewalk.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
• It's been slowly sinking down in price over the last few years, but this deal is still alright.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023

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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.
• Less is known about the $30 million Reaper that was downed near Yemen.
  — Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
• Fat Mike downed it, pulled a roll of cash from his pocket and plunked down a $100 bill.
  — Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• On the day of the crash, von Ohain and Rossiter played 21 holes of golf, downing multiple drinks along the way.
  — Talia Trackim, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
• 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
• The Lions botched downing a punt at the 1-yard line, leading to a touchback.
  — Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
• France's military claimed downing two of the Houthi drones.
  — Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
• Most people are able to identify fresh chewings of wood chips and downed trees in the woods.
  — Joseph Biebert, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
• Craters pitted the earth; hummocks rose and fell; downed trees jutted from slash heaps like the spars of shipwrecks.
  — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
• Highway 100 was closed in an area as crews worked to clear debris and downed power lines.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 13 May 2023
• There is no evidence to support the idea that the jet was downed by a surface-to-air missile, Brig.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023
• On Tuesday, West Morgan downed Haleyville 10-0 in a road match.
  — Mike Perrin | , al, 17 Mar. 2023
• If a kickoff lands in the landing zone but carries into the end zone where it’s downed, the receiving team gets the ball at its 20.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
• Fatone, perhaps the least fazed, quickly downs a tall glass of water.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2023
• The singer downed a good half of it, grimaced (relatable), then passed the rest off to her guitarist, who finished it with a mighty swig.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
• Last year, a fierce windstorm swept through Claremont, downing some 300 trees.
  — Tilly MacAlister-Smith Mary Holland Dana Covit Mary Holland Kurt Soller Sara Lieberman, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
• As the Stoned players began warming up on the field, several Drunk team members downed shots and beer.
  — George Gurley, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Gas leaks, fires and downed power lines are being reported there as well.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
• Although Point Loma was limited to a punt on its opening drive of the third quarter, Brady Allen’s kick was downed at the 2-yard line.
  — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2023
• Decisions made while downing cocktails can come back to haunt you… Or, in Karen Pittman’s case, to haunt your castmates.
  — Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2024
• Trees and power lines were reported downed in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  — Martha Mendoza, ajc, 22 Mar. 2023
• On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Eagles center, 35, downed 30 ounces of beer in no time flat — all for a good cause.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
• Russia initially said its air defenses had downed all the missiles fired at the site.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
• Over the weekend a powerful weather system battered the tri-state area, with more than 2 feet of snow and downed power lines in some parts.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
• Our protagonist downs another shot, shakes her shiny blonde hair loose and walks right up to him.
  — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
• Parents lathered their toddlers in sunscreen, kids downed ice pops and teenagers gorged on hot pretzels.
  — Jenna Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2023
• There’s a chance for severe thunderstorms, which could down trees and powerlines.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
• Each time a drone was downed, an explosion rattled windows and shook buildings.
  — Anna Lukinova, New York Times, 9 May 2023

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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.
• The nylon buffered the cool desert breeze and my down bag was cozy and warm.
  — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
• The biggest number came on the down side as U.S. Steel dropped 4.7%.
  — al, 11 Aug. 2023
• The Eagles rarely had a player line up in a down stance.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2023
• Had a lot of down time in the offseason and in spring training.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2023
• Much of the same was true for J.D. Martinez, who had a down year overall.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2022
• Watch out for tree limbs or down wires that have fallen because of the wind.
  — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2023
• The back cushions contain a polyester fill while the seat cushions are filled with a down blend.
  — Molly Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
• But Kelce was marked just short on a third down catch, and Pacheco was stopped on the ensuing fourth down at the 13.
  — Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
• Keep in Mind: The down blend fill may be too soft for those looking for firm support.
  — Molly Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
• Elijah Saunders sets a down screen on the right block that frees Jaedon LeDee on the wing.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
• There was a down comforter and pillows and a little rug, too.
  — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• But the Guardians feel that since Tena has already played 81 games that he won’t be hurt that much with some down time.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
• But knowing that my kids accepted me for who I was helped get me through the down days.
  — Ivy Griffin As Told To Chanté Griffin, Vogue, 3 July 2023
• But even during its down seasons, BYU has long been a tough out.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2023
• Most mountain bikes have a bit of hard polymer on the area of the down tube that faces the front wheel, meant to protect the frame from any rocks thrown off by the wheel.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
• The Jonas Brothers will be playing three special shows later this month, but keep it on the down low.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2023
• So, in other words, even in what is being considered a down season, the Heat are ahead of two-thirds of the field.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
• Even in a down year, DeBrincat's 11 power-play tallies ranked in the top 30 league-wide.
  — Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2023
• Keep in mind that most down pillows are quite fluffy, and the Boll & Branch pillow is no exception.
  — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2024
• As one of the headliners at Coachella this year, Martínez didn’t have much down time at the festival.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2023
• Selling through a down market is the fastest way to build character and resilience.
  — Adam Herman, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
• What is the difference between a puffer jacket and a down jacket?
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• The down filling is lofty and soft, tucked inside a water and wind-repellent shell.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
• The alarming inflation figures weren’t the only trigger for the S&P 500’s down week.
  — Fortune, 26 Feb. 2023

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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!
• And then have the discipline to ride out the ups and downs.
  — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2023
• Over the eight weeks of the show, the pair went through several ups and downs.
  — Time, 1 Aug. 2023
• Seems like after that there were a lot of ups and downs.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
• A lot of great stories to cover, a lot of ups and downs.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2023
• This has led to some big ups and downs for UK’s entries.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
• There’s going to be ups and downs in life and in baseball.
  — Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2023
• Covid, jobs, and the ups and downs of the economy [have all made an impact].
  — Mark Holgate, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2023
• This has been going on for so long and there have been ups and downs in the cases.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 15 June 2023
• Unlike with a car, where the biggest risk lies in the back-and-forth motion, the risk on a plane is the up-down.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
• Life may have its ups and downs, but JoJo is ready to take them all in stride.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
• But the ex-Spartan was driven back for a loss of 1, and the Panthers took over on downs.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2023
• This shirt had seen a lot with me: the ups and downs of dating, saying my vows, the birth of my first child.
  — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
• Detroit drove all the way to the Baltimore 6 to start the second half but turned the ball over on downs.
  — Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• The job market has been going through major ups and downs over the last few years.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• Jones connected with Harris for a 7-yard pass for a fresh set of downs at the 20.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2023
• Athenian’s run to the title game had its ups and downs.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• After a bout of balmy spring weather, the area is headed for a cool down.
  — Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
• That can lower your risk and ride out the market’s inevitable ups and downs.
  — Mallika Mitra, wsj.com, 11 Oct. 2023
• Gucci’s style is extreme, and its sales can be too, with big ups and downs.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2023
• Personally, Spears has had some ups and downs over the years.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
• Investors appear to be more unsure of the Fed’s next moves than in the stock market’s ups and downs.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
• Kay is close to Matthew and his family Despite the ups and downs over the years, Kay and her son share a very close bond.
  — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
• Detach from the ups and downs of the outside world and plug in to yourself to reach more of your potential.
  — Anne Sugar, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• As a result, the ups and downs in a celebrity's love life can feel personal to fans.
  — USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• The moon’s clash with Jupiter creates emotional ups and downs.
  — USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
• In a season filled with plenty of ups and downs, the forward looked back at it fondly.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024
• Though the couple stayed married until Joe died in 2018, their union had its ups and downs.
  — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
• Caussin and Kramer's six-year relationship was full of ups and downs.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 26 May 2023
• As with any freshman, Cobb has had his ups and downs, but is starting to settle in.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 15 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 9 May 2024