down
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Later they insisted that it was just human traffickers angry at the government's efforts to shut down their activities.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Naturally, you want to avoid drawing it down too quickly, which means carefully coordinating withdrawals from your retirement accounts with your Social Security claiming strategy.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Shares in Halma were down 11% in European morning trading Thursday, erasing part of the stock’s gains over the past few months to leave it up 17% since the start of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"You can imagine the whole system as a finely branched power grid that becomes increasingly damaged with age: connections break down and currents stall," explains Dr. Maria Ermolaeva, the study's lead author.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
I offer Midnight water and brush him down.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
