boil down to
Example Sentences
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Their stories are sometimes convoluted, but at bottom they boil down to the same three elements: salt, wind and water.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
What is especially galling, some victims said, is that their compensation for years of fighting for justice will boil down to a day’s pay for a Purdue attorney like Huebner, who charges $2,935 an hour.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
The options essentially boil down to working longer and retiring later, increasing savings now, or decreasing your lifestyle expenses, Williams said.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security executes numerous different types of deportations, but those boil down to two main methods: “removals” and “returns.”
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025
We used to discuss some of these matters, but we both knew the question would boil down to my saying, “Ted, you decide.”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
