climb down
Example Sentences
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“They showed they could weather the storm and the administration had to climb down from the tariffs and spend most of the past year trying to mollify China.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
It takes some 45 seconds for a crane operator to climb down, let alone reach a shelter, Berestenko said.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Biologists had to use a ladder to climb down into the space for his weekly feedings.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
The inquiry heard that Shéa entered the construction site with his friends and told them he wanted to climb down a manhole.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
Bill is frozen, and so I climb down the wall, grabbing what handholds I can but mostly sliding.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
