DOWN in a Sentence
Learn DOWN from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
415 example sentences for DOWN, such as:
1. That clock ran down hours ago.
2. The newspaper toned down its attack.
3. I'll write down the address for you.
4. He knocked the artist down for a song.
5. He sat down by Colin and felt his pulse.
2. The newspaper toned down its attack.
3. I'll write down the address for you.
4. He knocked the artist down for a song.
5. He sat down by Colin and felt his pulse.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of DOWN
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down
n. fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
ad. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The sun shone down for nearly a week on the secret garden.
2 "Let us sit down on this log and look at them," she said.
3 Dickon went and knelt down by them, smiling his wide smile.
4 He sat down with his back against a tree.
5 If you are real, sit down on that big footstool and talk.
6 He sat down by Colin and felt his pulse.
7 He threw himself upon his knees and Mary went down beside him.
8 Mary bent her face down and kissed and kissed them.
9 She stood still, looking down at the carpet and thinking.
10 The tears were streaming down his face and he shook all over.
11 So they sat down, and nobody spoke for some minutes.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context Highlight In CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle's Story
Context Highlight In CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle's Story
12 He knelt down by the hole and broke the pot from the mould.
13 It was filled in and pressed down and made steady.
14 Soot had flown down and marched forward to see what was being done.
15 'Then you may SIT down,' the King replied.
Example Sentence: (205 in 14 pages)
1 I'll write down the address for you.
2 Write down the address before you forget it.
3 The sun was blazing down that afternoon.
4 She was struck down by polio at the age of four.
5 That clock ran down hours ago.
6 Ease down; there's a sharp bend ahead.
7 Stop larking about and get down to the problem.
8 His success can't be cried down by anyone.
9 John always pays cash down for anything he buys.
10 He knocked the artist down for a song.
11 The newspaper toned down its attack.
12 The singer was clamoured down by the audience.
13 The sun beat down mercilessly on the dry earth.
14 The sun beat down with fierce intensity.
15 She laid the baby down gently on the bed.