downscale

Example Sentences

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The Atlantic describes the Brightline train as a luxurious ride for high rollers but paints a downscale cast to those who are run over by it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Invented by Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler, Barbie was essentially knocked off from the Lilli doll, a German gag gift for men, based on a comic character in a downscale German tabloid.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2023

The red-walled first gallery emphasizes naturalistic black-and-white images of everyday life, mostly downscale.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

Natalie's former care agency, Silverbell, told the BBC it was "mortified" by her situation but said it had "no alternative but to downscale our operation".

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022

Her voice was the downscale wail of an oboe.

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie