come down on

Example Sentences

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"It's very rocky, and the fossils are in cliffs on the shore. Paleontologists hate excavating in cliffs, because the cliff could come down on you."

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Few studies come down on the side of large-scale job destruction.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

Luria didn’t outright deny the existence of an AI bubble—but he didn’t come down on one side of the argument, either.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

“Eventually, the heat is going to come down on this.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Rae continues with the lesson, trying to prod us to share our opinions, but an unexpected blanket has come down on us.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson