How to Use downward in a Sentence

downward

1 of 2 adverb

• The mountain streams flow downward to the lake.
• Mud covered his pants from the knees downward.
• The spots spread downward to the neck, trunk, arms, legs, and feet.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 27 Jan. 2024
• Gray matter shifts downward, as well, from the top of the brain.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2023
• Over a trash can, start at the tip and grab the husk and silk, pulling downward toward the thicker end of the ear.
  — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
• Tax rates are forced downward to keep revenue streams the same year to year.
  — Carmen Nesbitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2023
• As the water is pushed downward, some is pushed out to sea and some is pushed toward the coast.
  — Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• And the word is redefined back downward when the needs of the narrative change.
  — Wilfred Reilly, National Review, 27 Nov. 2023
• On takeoff, the front four point skyward while the back four face downward.
  — Jeremy White, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
• And the surge in homicides is fast heading back downward.
  — Marshall Ingwerson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
• Arms: Stroke can cause a person’s limbs to drift downward.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 9 Nov. 2023
• Give five quick thrusts downward so the breastbone gets pushed in about 1 and a half inches.
  — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
• This tomato disease tends to start in the canopy of the plant, then slowly spreads downward.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
• Gomez grabs the boy’s right arm and bends his hand downward so that the hand is almost touching the forearm.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
• The idea is that these machines can pull warmer air downward, keeping the freeze from settling on the plants.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2023
• The pilot dropped his wheels and nosed the plane downward, seemingly into the void.
  — Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
• The forecasts will be revised downward if the market falls sharply.
  — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 16 June 2023
• Smith, who was standing in the risers behind the podium, slunk downward and was helped off the stage.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
• On an iPhone, access the search bar by swiping your finger downward on the home screen.
  — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
• The plane is turning and heading downward and the pilot isn’t helping.
  — Julia Craven, Popular Science, 15 June 2023
• When the trigger is pressed, the sear rotates downward, releasing the striker and firing the gun.
  — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
• McKay does not appear to point the gun at officers but holds it in his lap or aims it downward, the video shows.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024
• Again, things start off bad—with a hit-and-run accident—and spiral downward.
  — WIRED, 21 June 2023
• Some of Tibi’s florals and swirls drew the eye downward, a quiet provocation.
  — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Gas prices fell through most of the second half of 2022, increased, and then began edging downward — again.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2023
• Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a rash that begins on the face and spreads downward across the body, officials said.
  — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
• Near the seafloor, rays experienced negative lift, meaning they were pulled downward.
  — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
• Cedar cones are small and fragile and stand upright on branches as opposed to pine cones, which mostly hang downward.
  — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
• Change the rotation of ceiling fans to a clockwise rotation to push warm air downward.
  — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 21 Jan. 2026
• However, the tailboom was bent downward.
  — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026

downward

2 of 2 adjective

• Sales continued their downward trend.
• The trend has been downward for 10 years, the surveys show.
  — The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
• Ratings have been on a downward trend in the past few years.
  — Kirthana Ramisetti, ELLE, 12 Apr. 2023
• Click on the downward arrow located at the top right corner of the screen.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
• And goes down -- slightly downward path, through his wife's body.
  — Maureen Maher, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
• Looking on a year-to-year basis the downward trend is all the more obvious.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
• To do so, open the playlist or album, then tap the download button (the downward arrow in the top right corner) to save the tracks.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2023
• Charlotte and George’s love story is not all gowns and downward glances.
  — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
• Match Me Abroad’s Harold is stretching himself to find love, one downward dog at a time.
  — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
• See a show or do a downward dog at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2023
• More than three years later, the pandemic is on a downward trend.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
• At the same time, the upper half of the cylinder is full of exhaust, and with the downward force of the piston, that exhaust is expelled from the cylinder (stroke 2).
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 16 Aug. 2023
• Thus, with some ups and downs, the long-term trend has clearly been downward as the world has warmed — and the Arctic has warmed as much as four times as fast as the globe as a whole.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
• These downward trends aren’t just a blip but a sign of what’s to come in the ensuing decades thanks to A.I., McKinsey forecasts.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
• The research found that since August, monthly deal value has been on a downward trend.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
• But in 2016, sea ice in Antarctica began a steady downward trend.
  — Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2023
• The overall downward trend, though, has caused Brown-Forman to lower its net sales forecast for 2024.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
• Using a slightly smaller drill bit than the nail, drill into the wall at a downward angle so the nail can function as a hook.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Here are our picks for supporting those knees and joints on steep inclines and downward descents.
  — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
• The men sit on their mats and take a deep breath before pushing up the sleeves on their worn jumpsuits and transitioning into the first pose of the day—downward dog.
  — Andi Breitowich, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
• One deputy appears to make downward striking motions with his arm in the direction of Otieno, according to the footage.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2023
• Using downward strokes, run a plastic smoothing tool ($9, The Home Depot) along the wall to remove air bubbles.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2023
• Mortgage rates will probably make a downward turn this year — but not in July.
  — Holden Lewis, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
• The central bank, as a result, could opt to keep rates at their current level to try to ensure that prices resume their downward path.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2023
• Urías has the most experience, but his career has taken a downward turn the last two seasons.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
• His slider and sinker thus moved side-to-side without downward break, staying in the nitro zone of Arizona hitters.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
• Based on this larger downward trend, the study concludes that the fallout from the era of Peak TV may be impacting the job market more than the labor actions.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• The drain stack is the main vertical pipe, and water should reach it quickly and drain downward.
  — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 22 Jan. 2026
• Change the rotation of ceiling fans to a clockwise rotation to push warm air downward.
  — Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 22 Jan. 2026
• Microsoft stock has been on a downward trajectory over the past three months, down 14%.
  — Paulina Likos,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026