downwards
Example Sentences
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Dozens of volunteers meanwhile dig downwards into collapsed buildings in the coastal Caraballeda neighborhood, as in other parts of the worst-hit La Guaira state.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“It’s been spiraling downwards every week,” Gough said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
"The music on Styles' new album is muted, subtle and pleasant – but from the title downwards, he has a real problem with words," said the paper's chief music critic, Alexis Petridis.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Picked out by Antoine Semenyo, Haaland lofted a superb cross into the Newcastle area and O'Reilly timed his run perfectly to thump a downwards header past Pope from close range.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Skirting the hither side of the pool where the hobbits had bathed, they crossed the stream, climbed a long bank, and passed into green-shadowed woodlands that marched ever downwards and westwards.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
