How to Use get down in a Sentence

get down

verb

• I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat.
• Cars struggled to get down streets and stalled along the side of roads.
  — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
• Greta and Flavia, meanwhile, get down with the busy-ness of the bees in the house.
  — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2023
• Once the Dawgs get down, the offense stagnates and turnovers start to mount.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2023
• Grab a hoe or get down on your hands and knees to pull weeds out by the root.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2022
• The overnight lows could get down into the mid-30s, not quite enough for a freeze, but enough to feel a chill.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Oct. 2022
• Carlile then picks up her cell and the pair get down to business.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2022
• In shock, Gelpern watched her boyfriend pull out a ring and get down on one knee.
  — Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2023
• Stop and smell the roses, get down with your bad self on the dance floor, and smell your best the whole time.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• The knife arrives super sharp and ready to get down to work.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
• This is your chance to get down with the Sanderson Sisters.
  — oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2022
• That really does get down to why I was drawn to the book.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
• Warshaw got down from the barstool and dropped into a wide-legged squat.
  — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
• All of you are gonna get down and dowse the ground for potable drinking water.
  — Al Mullen, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022
• He is told to get down and place his hands behind his back.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
• The question remains of how Mr. Putin will get down from his tree.
  — New York Times, 16 May 2022
• Big, tall body that can get down the seam and box people out.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 18 Mar. 2022
• The Mountain Hardwear Basin Trek shorts are made to get down and dirty.
  — Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022
• Which means it’s time to tear off a chunk of sourdough and get down to business.
  — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2022
• Three plays later, Bigsby broke off a 19-yard run to get down to the 1-yard line.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 11 Sep. 2022
• The players have been very eager to get down there and start playing.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2022
• Of course, that same exec gets down on his knees later to beg her to sign.
  — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
• And right after the show, my dad got down on one knee and proposed to my mom for the second time.
  — The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
• The Beavers get down to the Bobcats’ 23, but then on third and 10, Nolan throws a pass after crossing the line of scrimmage.
  — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2022
• For his part, Spielberg took the high road and refused to get down in the mud with Weinstein.
  — Donald Liebenson, Town & Country, 9 Mar. 2023
• As their daughter looked on, Myles could be seen getting down on one knee while the three were aboard a boat.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Sep. 2023
• Everyone takes the dog for a walk, shares in grooming and feeding, or gets down on the floor and plays with them.
  — Bill Strickland, Parents, 9 Aug. 2023
• An officer asked Knotts to get down and hand over his son, the reports say.
  — Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
• In December 2021, Jack got down on one knee and asked Gearhart to marry him.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
• Now that he’s sworn in, Garcia is eager to get down to business.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024