How to Use comedown in a Sentence

comedown

1 of 2 noun

• For a man who was once a very popular actor, working in a nightclub is quite a comedown.
• In the end there was nothing but the comedown from an evening of Rih.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2018
• But on the other end of it all, there is always the comedown.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2022
• The rest of you will wonder if reaching those heights is worth the comedown.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• This is often portrayed as a bad thing—a comedown for the United States and a risk for much of the world.
  — Rana Foroohar, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2022
• That boost is very, very temporary…and the comedown is even worse.
  — Kim Tranell, Seventeen, 27 Oct. 2017
• Drake’s been out raving, and this comedown sounds rough.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
• Neither do our young lovers Kai and Paula escape the post-coital comedown.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2021
• The comedown of a role like this was much harder than getting into him.
  — Sasha Urban, Variety, 25 Apr. 2022
• This week was a brutal comedown for Warren, who was running atop the polls for much of last year.
  — Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Mar. 2020
• This is a comedown from last April, when Mars was much closer to Earth and appeared more than four times brighter.
  — Joe Rao, Scientific American, 5 July 2014
• And then the comedown, or, in Neil Young’s coda to Jim Morrison, life after the gold rush.
  — James Reich, SPIN, 31 Jan. 2023
• The effects lasted maybe an hour or so, with no comedown and no hangover.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2018
• Those at the top schools also know playing in the WNBA will be a comedown from the conditions they’re used to.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
• The Cowboys are riding high after destroying the Vikings and might be due for a bit of a comedown.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022
• That has given rise to some worry that Amazon is due for a comedown.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021
• That makes a comedown for the U.S. economy seem less likely.
  — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2023
• The tonal comedown from the movie into the pilot is huge, but having the movie first gives a sharp reminder of the strangeness to come throughout the series.
  — Corey Atad, Esquire, 28 Apr. 2017
• For the legendary trainer, this will be a comedown of the most ignominious stripe.
  — Guy Martin, Forbes, 3 June 2021
• After all, there’s no better post-Pride comedown than to remind us why Pride was a riot in the first place.
  — Vulture, 28 June 2023
• This is a sad comedown for the man who saved New York City and inspired the nation after September 11.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2019
• The surrounding talent in Oakland is even more of a comedown.
  — Michael Beller, SI.com, 1 July 2019
• Despite the humbling comedown, the events of the past few days leave Bloomberg in a position to exert influence over what comes next.
  — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2020
• Even in non-Covid circumstances, this was always going to see a comedown.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021
• There are also echoes of 2008, when a painful comedown in the US housing market almost broke the banking system.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
• The dramatic comedown in job growth was driven by businesses that either closed or lost sales due to the virus.
  — Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 8 Sep. 2021
• Over the past year, the comedown for China’s insurance industry has been rough.
  — James T. Areddy, WSJ, 16 Apr. 2018
• After a 25-year come-up, a champion must contend with a comedown.
  — Vulture, 11 Nov. 2022
• The coffee business looks fine right now, but the eventual comedown may be brutal.
  — Aaron Back, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2018
• The penitentiary is also a huge comedown for a guy who used to march throughout the House and bark orders to lawmakers at will — all with Madigan’s imprimatur.
  — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024

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come down

2 of 2 verb

• This is how all forms of racing should be decided—coming down to the wire in the last hour of the last day.
  — Peter Lyon, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
• Betting odds give Baltimore a slight edge in a game expected to come down to the wire.
  — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
• Prices need to come down and wages/incomes need to go up for homebuyers to feel more comfortable jumping into homeownership.
  — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
• Western civilization came down to us from its beginnings in ancient Greece and Rome, stretching back two and a half millennia.
  — The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
• And the race for the White House is coming down to the wire.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
• That might come down to how the Hawkeyes perform on the field.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
• Much of this comes down to how the S&P 500 is designed.
  — Joe Rennison Eli Murray, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• The truths and myths that abound about the balls, paddles and shots come down to physics, of course.
  — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
• And Boone has pushed a lot of the right buttons coming down the stretch in 2024.
  — Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
• A lot comes down to strengths and what NBA teams value.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• The series could come down to the Yankees power vs. the Guardians bullpen.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
• The Christmas wreaths may have just come down, but don’t take off the door hooks just yet.
  — Kate McGregor, ELLE Decor, 17 Jan. 2023
• Steffan Tubbs: This will all end, the lights will come down, the cameras leave.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
• Some may like the taste, but a lot of it may come down to peer pressure and image.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 June 2024
• And gas prices have been coming down since last year’s highs.
  — David Harrison, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
• Krumwiede, 57, said the tree came down around midnight, just as the storm was smashing through the Carmichael area.
  — Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
• Likely leaped, snatched the ball out of the air, and came down with it as he was hit from behind.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
• That’s going to make Wells the bank that people buy when rates come down.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 July 2024
• Houchin said charges came down due to the use of the firearm and the seriousness of the injury.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023
• Prices for uncooked beef have come down — but might not stay that way.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
• But even Loomis didn’t come down squarely on the side of calling the deal a mistake.
  — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
• But at least one expert says that what goes up must come down.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 8 Feb. 2023
• People from off the boat and spectators were coming down the back end of the dock.
  — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2023
• Some have joined the protesters, while others have called for the tents to come down.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
• Five-star hotels will still set you back, but even those rates come down.
  — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 22 Oct. 2024
• Rain and snow are expected to be coming down across much of the West at this time.
  — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2024
• The big bull reared up, came down with a thud of hoofs, and thundered into action.
  — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
• What goes up must come down, and the initial magic begins to fade.
  — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2024
• Which is why this Olympic run could, as expected, come down to health.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
• Comfort: Comfort comes down to the sum of a number of details.
  — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024