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.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of DOWN
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.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  "Let us sit down on this log and look at them," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  Dickon went and knelt down by them, smiling his wide smile.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
4  He sat down with his back against a tree.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
5  If you are real, sit down on that big footstool and talk.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  He sat down by Colin and felt his pulse.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  He threw himself upon his knees and Mary went down beside him.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
8  Mary bent her face down and kissed and kissed them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
9  She stood still, looking down at the carpet and thinking.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
10  The tears were streaming down his face and he shook all over.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
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
12  He knelt down by the hole and broke the pot from the mould.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
13  It was filled in and pressed down and made steady.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
14  Soot had flown down and marched forward to see what was being done.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
15  'Then you may SIT down,' the King replied.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?
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.