"Down" Example Sentences
1. The cat jumped down from the tree.
2. Sit down and have some cookies and milk.
3. Write your name down on this piece of paper.
4. Slow down, you're going too fast.
5. I wrote the numbers down in my notebook.
6. The balloon floated down out of the sky.
7. Please calm down and talk to me.
8. Put your toys away when you're done playing and sit down for lunch.
9. They locked the door to keep the robbers from breaking down the door.
10. I had to pull my pants up after falling down the stairs.
11. The little girl cried when her ice cream cone fell down on the sidewalk.
12. The doctor shone the light down my throat to check my tonsils.
13. Breakdowns are common with old cars.
14. The power went down during the huge thunderstorm.
15. Lauren wrote her feelings down in her diary every night.
16. My homework went down the drain when the shower flooded the bathroom.
17. The trick-or-treaters walked down the dark street on Halloween.
18. The rainwater flowed down the road and into the storm drain.
19. Turn the volume down on the radio, please.
20. The leaves were falling down from the trees.
21. I logged onto my email account and checked my messages down below.
22. We had to camp out down by the river when our car broke down.
23. The elevator went down to the bottom floor.
24. The ball rolled down the hill and into the gutter.
25. Right down the street is an ice cream shop we can visit.
26. My hopes and dreams have come down around me lately.
27. I climbed down the ladder from the attic.
28. The bullies pushed him down on the playground.
29. She broke down crying when she heard the sad news.
30. Sit down and have some lunch before you go.
31. The stock market is down this week.
32. The coat is a little too long, so we'll have to take it down a bit at the hem.
33. I wrote my phone number down on the piece of paper.
34. Slow down until you reach the red light.
35. The running water spilled down the side of the mountain.
36. Tuck your shirts in and sit up straight when eating instead of slouching down in your chairs.
37. The astronauts floated down to the ground after landing from space.
38. I broke down and bought the new video game I had been saving up for.
39. The rain poured down outside for hours.
40. Their vacation plans fell through and fell down the drain.
41. We walked down the hallway to our classroom.
42. Her hopes and dreams of being a singer came down around her.
43. The bird flew down and landed in the tree.
44. The furniture was all packed down in the moving truck.
45. He wrote his name and number down on the piece of paper.
46. The leaves raked up in piles fell down from the trees again.
47. Please write the directions down for me so I don't get lost.
48. My brother was down in the dumps after flunking his math test.
49. Come down here and help me with these boxes.
50. Their house is down the street on the left.
51. The stock market is way down this month.
52. He broke down the door to save his friend locked inside.
53. The water slid down the slide at the playground.
54. The ball rolled slowly down the hill.
55. Write all your assignments down in your planner.
56. The river flowed swiftly down through the valley.
57. I finally broke down and got the expensive shoes I wanted.
58. Her grades have come down lately.
59. The ballplayer slid down into home base.
60. Come down for dinner, it's almost ready!
Common Phases
1. Break
down: to fail to function properly or become disorganized.
2. Break
down crying: to start crying openly, often uncontrollably.
3. Come
down with: to develop or catch (an illness).
4.
Down and out: without money, job, or home; destitute.
5.
Down in the dumps: sad, dejected, or depressed.
6.
Down payment: an initial payment made to secure an agreement.
7.
Down the drain: wasted or lost.
8.
Down the line: at a later time; in the future.
9.
Down the road: in the future; at a later time.
10.
Down the street: nearby, in the direction of the street.
11.
Down to earth: practical and realistic.
12.
Down to the wire: continuing up until the last moment.
13.
Down with: opposed to; against.
14. Get
down: behave uninhibitedly; indulge in dancing, etc.
15. Go
down: decline, decrease.
16. Hold
down: manage to retain; prevent from escaping.
17. Play it
down: represent or describe something as less important than it really is.
18. Run
down: to weaken or reduce vigor, health, etc.
19. Slow
down: decrease speed or rate.
20. Talk
down: speak in a condescending or patronizing way.
21. Turn
down: refuse or reject.
22. Way
down: to a great extent; very much.
23. Write
down: record in writing.
24. Break spirits
down: make someone feel discouraged and hopeless.
25. Come up with: think of; devise.
26. From top to bottom: completely; throughout the whole extent.
27. Goof around/off: waste time in an aimless manner.
28. Get
down to: attend to seriously; concentrate on.
29. Throw
down: challenge; dare.
30. Shut
down: close; deactivate.