bring one down

Example Sentences

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First, he could isolate Drogon or Rhaegal and bring one down by ambush before the other could come up in support.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2019

Asked how he decides which one to drive, the Ferrari California or the Ferrari FF, he said it depends on how much time he has to bring one down from the lift.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2012

We saw many herds of the kyang, and I made numerous attempts to bring one down, but with invariably bad success.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

It’s a long shot, but I think I could bring one down; so here goes!”

From The Golden Magnet by Fenn, George Manville

Some flew close to him, or remained perched on the boughs, but though he threw his stick at several, he failed to bring one down.

From The Rival Crusoes by Kingston, William Henry Giles