How to Use takedown in a Sentence

takedown

noun
  • The second part of that, which is what just happened, is the takedown.
    Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Later on, the gang took their places at the Met Gala to begin their takedown scheme.
    Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The slew of takedown requests appears to be unique in the Hook’s history.
    Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Garrett blew up the next drive with an 8-yard takedown of Burrow, who was sacked three times in the first half alone.
    cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
  • And now the Times, which purchased the game in 2022, is sending takedown notices to people behind some of the look-alikes.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The takedown is a rare victory against a ransomware gang.
    Kevin Collier, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Tagovailoa landed on his bad back on the violent takedown, and the back of his head hit the ground hard from the whiplash.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Action resumed after the pair went out of bounds with eight seconds left and Vacca got a takedown at the buzzer to tie the match.
    Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The Wildcats, now alone atop the Big 12 standings thanks in part to a midweek takedown of Kansas, vaults all the way from 15th into the top five.
    Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The Horned Frogs certainly proved that in their takedown of Michigan.
    USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In his chats with Ulbricht prior to the Silk Road takedown, too, Clark had a tendency to grandiose ideas.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 11 July 2023
  • Godino scored just 35 seconds into the bout with a four-point takedown.
    Nik Streng, oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022
  • But no one writes a restaurant takedown like the British critics who seem to make a sport of scathing restaurant reviews.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Jane Austen wrote takedowns of this kind of ninny two centuries ago — how fun to see Pike update her twit to the post-Y2K era.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Also, learn how a nameplate takedown, a fox hat and lineup changes saved the Beavers’ season.
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Not Okay signals that this is not a takedown, but more a gentle love-hate letter of a critique.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022
  • And even though Kendall is in the midst of a downward spiral, Succession has taught us that a cutthroat takedown waits for no one.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Isaiah danced with his opponent and avoided a takedown - then took the fighter’s back and mounted him to the ground.
    Roman Stubbs, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2022
  • Judon split the first sack with Mack Wilson Sr. on a third-and-10 takedown of Fields in the first quarter, then added a pair by himself in the second quarter.
    Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The employee stopped short of promising more takedowns.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The setup and takedown process is simple and quick, but transporting the canopy may be difficult.
    Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
  • At the time, Meta’s notice and takedown procedure required the victim to comb through the platform and report each meme one by one.
    Ashoka, Forbes, 4 July 2022
  • Foligno and Englund traded shots, and Foligno scored the takedown.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
  • During the interview, Monahon stressed that her play is not a takedown of Miller’s.
    Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The company reported the imposter apps to Apple and Google for takedown.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In the first period, Beall managed a takedown to go into the second period with a 2-0 lead.
    Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The #MeToo movement led to the takedown of a number of powerful men within Hollywood.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Now Peterson was disturbed to see that the takedown had only cleared the field for someone wielding an even bigger weapon.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The other removal plan has a more extensive takedown of I-794 − from the Hoan's northern approach to roughly Sixth Street.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Why did Rupert’s takedown happen so suddenly, and mostly offscreen, near the end of the season, instead of building over the course of episodes?
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023

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