Noun
meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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The next step would be to make a longer commitment with the charter company, leasing the plane for a month or even a year to bring down costs.—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 May 2024 The scandal that brought down Donald Sterling finally gets the Hollywood treatment.—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024 The Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Serum is 42 percent off, which brings down the price to just $17.—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024 Sanitizing, on the other hand, actually brings down the number of germs on your household surfaces to a level that is deemed safe by public health requirements or standards, which further lowers the chance of spreading infection.—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for bringdown
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