downwards
Example Sentences
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But continued dry weather this week pushed water levels at Kaub on the Rhine -- a reference point for vessels -- even further downwards and made the area unpassable for laden cargo vessels.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
She is likely to be offered a more junior cabinet position - though it is worth noting how rare it is for a chancellor to move downwards in the cabinet.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
David Holmes, a stuntman who became permanently paralysed from the chest downwards while working on a Harry Potter film, is made an MBE for his charitable work as well as services to film and media.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
"If you're being bleached before you've even recovered and been able to produce juveniles again, then that's only a downwards trajectory from there," said Oakley.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
All they could do was to follow the fold — downwards.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
