Downgrade example sentences
Related (6): demote, lower, reduce, diminish, devalue, degrade
"Downgrade" Example Sentences
Common Phases
1. The airline downgraded me from first class to economy.
2. The tech company decided to downgrade their software to an older version.
3. My boss downgraded my performance review from exceeds expectations to meets expectations.
4. The office building had to downgrade their security system due to budget cuts.
5. The new phone model was an unfortunate downgrade from the previous year's version.
6. The restaurant had to downgrade their menu items and portions due to rising food costs.
7. I had to downgrade my hotel reservation to a cheaper room.
8. The sporting event officials downgraded the referee's call on the field.
9. The health department downgraded the restaurant's cleanliness rating from an A to a B.
10. The bank downgraded our business loan application due to lack of adequate collateral.
11. They downgraded my frequency flyer status for not making enough trips last year.
12. Our cable company threatened to downgrade our service if we didn't pay our bill on time.
13. Unfortunately, the house appraisal came in lower than expected, downgrading the property's value.
14. The product's quality control issues forced the company to downgrade its reliability ratings.
15. The storm downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical depression as it moved inland.
16. The nerdy teenage boy dreamed of one day upgrading his looks and social life, not downgrading them.
17. The stock market dip forced the investor to downgrade several holdings in his portfolio.
18. The doctor downgraded my mother's prognosis from guarded optimism to terminal due to her cancer spreading.
19. The school board decided to downgrade the cafeteria menus due to budget cuts.
20. Ourneighbor had to downgrade from a hybrid car to an economy model after taking a pay cut at work.
21. The military decided to downgrade several of its aging aircraft fleets.
22. My grandfather had to downgrade from his sports car to a smaller sedan due to failing eyesight.
23. The agricultural report downgraded the crop yield projections for the region.
24. The weather forecaster had to downgrade the expected amount of snow that was likely to fall.
25. The construction crew had to downgrade several building materials to stay within budget.
26. The workers feared their jobs would soon be downgraded to part time due to falling profits.
27. Due to the rapidly changing economy, millions found themselves downgrading their retirement plans.
28. The inspector downgraded several buildings to condemn status due to safety code violations.
29. The investigative report downgraded the government's knowledge of the terrorist plot.
30. The mechanic downgraded his estimate of how much longer the broken car would run.
31. The computer's operating system had to be downgraded when a critical update wouldn't install properly.
32. The new job turned out to be a downgrade from her previous more challenging position.
33. The economic collapse forced the country to downgrade its credit rating on international debt markets.
34. The teacher threatened to downgrade a disruptive student's classroom behavior grade.
35. The poor test scores forced the school administrators to downgrade their state accreditation level.
36. The failing grades led the athlete to downgrade his future professional sports aspirations.
37. The failing health of two employees forced the company to downgrade its revenue projections.
38. The tornado downgraded from an EF-3 to an EF-2 after spinning over farmland.
39. The recent scandal forced the celebrity to downgrade from A-list status to barely recognizable.
40. The fashion company had to downgrade several of its product lines due to lack of customer demand.
41. After breaking my leg, I had to downgrade from running marathons to walking for exercise.
42. After being fired, I was forced to downgrade my apartment and sell my car.
43. The bartender feared her job skills would soon be downgraded by technology and robots.
44. I had to downgrade my holiday plans due to an unexpected drop in my income.
45. The athlete had to downgrade his performance expectations after suffering an injury.
46. The damaged vehicle had to be downgraded from totaled to repairable.
47. Due to the failing economy, many had to downgrade their retirement dreams and expectations.
48. The doctor sadly had to downgrade his patient's prognosis from hopeful to terminal.
49. After being laid off, I had to downgrade my spending habits and lifestyle.
50. The accountant had to downgrade the company's financial projections due to declining sales.
51. The failing grades forced him to downgrade his academic ambitions.
52. Many companies had to downgrade their revenue projections due to the economic slump.
53. The earthquake downgraded from a 6.0 to a 5.8 on the Richter scale.
54. The boss downgraded the employee's performance review from satisfactory to unsatisfactory.
55. The bad weather downgraded international flights from delayed to canceled.
56. After losing so much money, we had to downgrade our vacation plans.
57. The teacher threatened to downgrade a misbehaving student's overall grade.
58. The majority feared their incomes would soon be downgraded by automation.
59. The economic slump forced the couple to downgrade all aspects of their lifestyle.
60. The company was forced to downgrade their entire product range due to rising material costs.