came down

past tense of come down

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of came down Caitlin Clark had a chance to answer on the other end, but her driving layup would not fall, and Fiebich came down with the rebound. Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 By the time the curtain came down after the first act, much of the audience could wait no more and fled for the exits. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Once Letterboxd brass looked at the film, what earned it a spot came down to something less quantifiable than any of the platform’s own metrics. Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 For her mother, Pya Glen, the appeal came down largely to practical considerations. Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Somewhat in tandem, Alan Jackson served as Reiner’s main defense lawyer when the two first-degree murder charges first came down late last year. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 The majority opinion, by the two Republican appointees, came down on a Thursday morning in January. Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 In Andersonville, a large tree limb snapped along Catalpa Avenue near Clark Street, and came down onto several cars. Darius Johnson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Records show that, when the Berlin Wall came down in late 1989, Becker sold the car to German enthusiast Peter Schmitz, who kept the car until Dutch dealer Jan Bruijn persuaded him to sell it in 1995. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came down
Verb
  • A lot of things happened over the course of the history of baseball.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • But that’s just what happened, as Arlington seized a statement 38-22 victory.
    Charles Baggarly August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There was a pause, as a room full of songwriters — the event was specifically for the Recording Academy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing — erupted into laughter.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Toby Xu, Alibaba Group’s chief financial officer, said there was revenue growth and margin gains across the company’s core businesses.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • With both getting substantial playing time in the first half, Liufau went down with a wrist injury in the second quarter and did not return.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Leite had both arms extended backward in an effort to contain Reese, who pushed herself free after Howard's basket went down.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Christiana Riot, also known as the Christiana Resistance, occurred in Christiana, Pennsylvania, where free Black people and escaped slaves successfully resisted a federal marshal’s raid to capture four fugitive slaves.
    USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Following the consolidation, layoffs at several properties, including Carowinds, occurred ahead of its seasonal opening last year.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Came down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20down. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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