take down

Example Sentences

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The only question, really, is what he’s likely to take down with him.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

He said the government had given officers "stronger powers to act earlier and disrupt, intercept and take down the operations of criminal smuggling gangs who bring illegal migrants to our shores".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

We build everything that day and then we take down that day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Elon Musk sparred with lawyers for a third day Thursday at his California trial against OpenAI, struggling to explain why his own for-profit AI empire differs from the one he is trying to take down.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“If two equally dangerous creatures attack our ship simultaneously from opposite sides,” I ask him, “how do we decide which one to take down, since we only have one cannon?”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman