brought down

past tense of bring down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought down
Verb
  • Jansen Funding vote fails for the 10th time The Senate once again shot down a measure to reopen the government Thursday.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Pakistan, China’s closest military partner and currently the only foreign operator of the J-10C, claims its aircraft shot down Indian jets during a five-day conflict in May.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Quarterback Noah Fifita was 25-for-45 for 219 yards and a touchdown, but was picked off once.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Rodgers would be picked off again on the ensuing drive, and the Bengals were able to kick a field goal before the end of the first half to head into the locker room with a surprising 17-10 lead.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to Bball-Index’s stat that measures gravity (how much attention a primary defender pays to his man while away from the ball), Hunter blew away his previous career high in 2024-25.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Given Smith’s busy schedule, the studio had to stick to the production schedule and took meetings with several candidates before landing on Swab, who blew away not only the studio execs but the star of the film as well.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Brought down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20down. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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