How to Use pull-down in a Sentence

pull-down

1 of 2 adjective
  • Place your hands on the pull-down bar with a wide grip, ensuring your palms are facing forward.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Moen’s high-end pull-down faucet is a stainless steel option that won’t hold fingerprints or rust as easily.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Back then, Turner often slept in a pull-down Murphy bed in his office above the newsroom.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 May 2026
  • The shed also had a pull-down table that was great for my early-morning or late-night writing sessions with a steaming mug of tea by my side.
    — Dana Kravis, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • The front and rear of the trailer are also equipped with 60-inch, pull-down projector screens so campers can hold two different movie nights at once.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The work was conducted using a pull-down demolition method and did not involve explosives.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • It's furnished with a sofa and instead of a TV, a space-saving projector and pull-down screen are installed.
    — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Riders must be seated completely inside the vehicle, which uses a pull-down lap bar, and be fitted against the headrest.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For those looking for a one-and-done furniture solution, this piece boasts ample storage, a four-seater sectional sofa, and a queen-sized pull-down bed frame.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 May 2026
  • The rear of the vehicle is also equipped with a pull-down 48-inch screen so that those riding in the back can watch a movie, catch up on their favorite show, or check in on the big game.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But with this new system, the airline offered 15 security questions, of which we were required to pick five and select answers from a pull-down menu.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Wide Grip Lat Pull-Down The lat pull-down, done with a wide grip, ensures that the tension is felt in your rear delts and not as much in your lats.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Others contain heavy metal doors, with pull-down handles, opening onto side decks that were once used by sailors to move around the ship but now are subdivided into private, sea view balconies.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Both ships are equipped with cabins sleeping up to four guests, including spacious suites with balconies, a queen, and a pull-down bed, along with a small number of interconnecting cabins for larger groups.
    — Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Lat Pull-Down Sit in the lat pull-down machine (a cable machine with a bar attachment would also work great for this) with your feet flat on the floor and an upright torso.
    — Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The slim unit features a pull-down cabinet that hides up to eight pairs of shoes for instant organization, along with two cubby-style compartments and a faux leather cushion for sitting down to lace up or take off your shoes.
    — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2026
  • My cabin was a Deluxe Standard Verandah with a queen-size bed, a convertible single-sleeper sofa, a pull-down bed that comes down from the ceiling, and a pull-down bed that comes down from the wall.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • These four-seaters — mimicking a Dodge Charger, Mazda RX-Y, Nissan Skyline GT-R and Toyota Supra, all complete with pull-down lap-bars and working taillights — were unveiled at a media event Wednesday.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026

pull down

2 of 2 verb
  • One of the pictures was pulled down.
    — CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Videos are pulled down and domains are blocked.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • She was unclothed from the waist down and her bra had been pulled down.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Sophie needs to pull down a curtain, for my sake.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The long, silky swathe is tied around the base of the bun, with the ends pulled down the back.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Sep. 2026
  • They are pulled down and replaced by others.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
  • When the show is over, it all gets pulled down and in two years a whole new lot gets put up.
    — David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
  • An officer asked him to pull down his face mask and asked for his name.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The other boys were pulling down their pack straps, clipping them tight.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 May 2026
  • Slowly drop the chin to the chest, lightly pulling down through the spine.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Both of them wore their stocking caps pulled down beneath the hoods of their anoraks.
    — Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • By the next day, Google had pulled down the offending videos.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • On social media, some have been seen pulling down his statues.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
  • All of those have been pulled down over the last couple of months as these events have unfolded.
    — CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Hatcher pulled down 6 boards and had 2 assists and 3 steals.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Woodard pulled down an interception on a pass thrown from Willis….
    — Omar Kelly august 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • These stocks can get pulled down by factors that have nothing to do with silver itself.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • After being questioned by his parents, the boy said a man had pulled down his pants.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Moore, 42, pulled down the waistband of her leggings to show her stomach.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 July 2026
  • Over the last year enrollment drops were pronounced, pulling down statewide numbers.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Pull down shelves take care of this problem since they can easily be pulled down, so items are within reach.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
  • The handcuffs were removed, and one of the men pulled down my sleeves to cover the cuts and bruises on my arms.
    — Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Good to see that the additional stock supply isn’t pulling down the market.
    — Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 June 2026
  • They are pulled down and in their stead shops, warehouses, and public buildings are erected.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Every year at our family Seder, my dad would pull down a small cedar box from the closet shelf.
    — Marc Snegg, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Like the Yeti, rubber T-latches can take some muscle to pull down and latch.
    — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Jayden Boyd scored 9 points, but was a fiend on the boards pulling down 13 rebounds.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Dunn led the Trojans with a season-high 29 points while pulling down five rebounds.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
  • In a close matchup with the elite Phoenix Mercury, Reese pulled down 20 boards.
    — Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Chad Baker-Mazara scored a team-high 21 points and pulled down six rebounds.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025

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