How to Use top-down in a Sentence
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Keep moving, and again, this is kind of a top-down view.
—Josh Criswell, Chron, 8 Mar. 2023
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The former fits a top-down drive, while the latter gives off a nighttime, moody, rainy-day vibe, Clardy said.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
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Critics warned that the measure would lead to a top-down, one-size-fits-all approach to mental health care in the state.
—Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 15 May 2024
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Falling back on the old, top-down way of doing things won't fix the problem, Reisinger argues.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 24 May 2024
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Read the rest of Tara’s story on the challenges of top-down tech changes within a hospital.
—Bob Herman Reprints, STAT, 22 Jan. 2024
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This top-down wipe warmer can hold up to 100 wipes, keeping them warm and moist for your baby’s little bum.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 4 Aug. 2023
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The car is parked top-down and decorated with the aforementioned red bow in the image.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
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Censorship by fear can take two forms: top-down or bottom-up.
—Russell Jacoby, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2023
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Stone says the old top-down, power-shower approach doesn't work anymore and isn't going to work.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
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Tarang says that this top-down, from the C-suite to the shipping department, inclusive approach works at e.l.f..
—Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
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That quest has become an own-goal, exposing the limits of his top-down control.
—Chun Han Wong, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
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Dip the apples top-down into the candy melts, set them on wax paper, and cover them with sprinkles.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
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But some of it was informed by strategic top-down directives.
—Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2024
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Blindspot is a top-down tactical shooter in which teams of five players face off against each other.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Pat the apple dry Then dip the apples top-down into the candy melts, set them on wax paper, and cover them with sprinkles.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
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Rethink hopes to avoid a similar top-down planning process.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
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The best practices, Pringle believes, will not be issued top-down, but emerge out of the first waves of schools that are excited to study and integrate AI.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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Key voices say the party is too centralized, too top-down and too afraid to challenge its young leader.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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That should start top-down, with management that leads by example.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
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And Then De-Risk Using a top-down and bottom-up approach can typically give you the high and low of your quarter, so use it as a guide.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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Except for the Panther Kallista, no affordable top-down sportster has come to market within the past decade.
—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
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Instead of a top-down approach, Circ looked to the suppliers that were already familiar with their fiber to build a bridge to their brand partners.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
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This type of top-down level success continued into the 2000s.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
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And it won’t be solved by job descriptions, dashboards, or top-down messaging.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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For something fun and beachy, consider going top-down and renting a Jeep Wrangler from Jeep Destin for a day or longer.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
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But as a high-performance top-down sports car, the Vantage Roadster is pretty close to the Platonic ideal.
—Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
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But top-down approaches may still be effective, Pant says.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
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Such top-down reporting thus does more than simply raise consciousness about sources and causes of GHGs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
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The quick touch of a physical button on the central display tilts the screen upright for better visibility during top-down driving.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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The union alleged that Dorland has made top-down decisions — including changes to health care and school start times — without listening to students, families and educators.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
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