English example sentences with "down"

Learn how to use down in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

The wind calmed down.

Put your hands down!

You shouldn't look down on him.

You can rely on him. He never lets you down.

Don't set your failure down to bad luck.

You must cut down on extra expenses in order to live within your means.

You'd better knuckle down to work.

You look pale. You had better lie down in bed at once.

Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook.

It is no wonder that you are turning down the proposal.

When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.

Toil and worry caused his health to break down.

After all the trouble we went to in coming up with that project, it only took them a second to shoot it down in the meeting.

When Friday comes around, it's time for me to let my hair down and enjoy the weekend.

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.

The rich are apt to look down on people.

It's money down the drain.

Some people look down on others because they have less money.

As soon as there is any talk of paying, he cools down.

These days you can't walk down the street without seeing people dropping litter.

Industrious people look down on laziness.

When the excitement died down, the discussion resumed.

As he crossed the bridge, he looked down at the stream.

Bite down tightly, please.

The horses are coming down the track and it's neck and neck.

The ambulance broke down in the middle of the busy avenue.

The reporter took down everything that was said.

Try and calm down.

The weather will soon begin to calm down.

Let your hair down a little.

I've really got to buckle down and study for our final exams.

I put down a rug under my desk.

Tears of joy rained down their cheeks.

The rock rolled down the hillside.

A small stream ran down among the rocks.

Investigators are trying to pin down the cause of today's fire.

I'm cutting down on sweets.

I felt the sweat trickle down my brow.

The thermometer went down below zero.

When I bite down, this tooth hurts.

The stock has gone down overnight.

Stick the bag down under the seat.

The students noted down every word the teacher said.

Will you walk down to the school with me?

Will you run down to the corner and buy me a paper?

Down went the bus over the cliff.

If you engage in espionage for a foreign power, you are selling your country down the river.

Watch your step in going down the stairs.

I fell down the stairs and hit my back very hard.

The sea is down.

When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat.

We looked down at the beautiful sea.

We must keep down expenses.

We looked down on him as a coward.

We all knelt down to pray.

We must work hard to break down social barriers.

We skied down the slope.

We must hand down our craft to posterity.

We won hands down, because the other players were weak.

We bedded down at the roadside park for the night.

We went up and down by elevator.

We ran down the hill.

All our things were turned upside down.

His health has broken down because of overwork.

Half of the town burnt down in the fire.

Having finished all her housework, she sat down on the sofa to watch television.

Both buildings burned down.

The house burned down completely.

The summer sun glared down on us.

We must cut down on prices; we can't compete.

Prices seem to be going down.

Millions of trees have been cut down for fuel.

Dozens of houses were burned down in that big fire.

If you have something to say, say it now or pipe down.

Chemical companies are waiting until everything dies down before reinvesting.

Can you see something red down below?

Turn down the volume, please.

Can you keep the noise down?

The prince bowed down to Snow White.

Lie down and rest for a while.

Lie down and make yourself comfortable.

Down with corrupt politicians.

Put down your pencil.

Put down your pencil and listen to me.

Turn the flame down low.

The motorman slowed down the train.

The rain came down in earnest.

The rain is coming down in earnest.

The rain came down in buckets.

Down came the rain in torrents.

The party walked down the mountain.

His doctor told him to cut down on drinking.

The doctor told him to cut down on smoking.

No sooner had I sat down and relaxed than the phone rang.

You may sit down on the chair.

The committee got down to business after coffee.

Skip the pleasantries and get down to business.

We moved into this house last month, but we still haven't settled down.

We moved into this house last month. We will settle down soon.

I couldn't help but turn down his offer.

We've been horsing around too much; it's high time we got down to brass tacks.

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