go down

Example Sentences

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Go down the street, though, and the views turn unmistakably modern: skyscrapers, glassy office buildings lit up with workers eating dinner at their desks, a Peloton store and expensive apartments.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2023

"There's just no wildlife left. Go down there and try to find a rabbit or a raccoon or something - they just eat everything."

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023

Go down a street, take a turn and there’s a roadblock, a full-on security barrier or a checkpoint with stern soldiers admitting no passage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2022

"Fourteen-point favorites. Go down to Jacksonville to punch our ticket into the playoffs and absolutely lay an egg," Saturday groaned during an appearance on ESPN’s Get Up.

From Fox News • Jan. 12, 2022

Go down very slowly, she told herself over and over, not thinking of more than the steps which seemed almost to bend and buckle beneath her feet, go down very very very slowly.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson