How to Use down to in a Sentence

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  • Keeping core tight, bend elbows to lower body all the way down to the floor.
    Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
  • Their excessive net worth was handed down to them by Daddy.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • The sense of a life stripped of clutter, boiled down to essentials in acts of both duty and pleasure, continues throughout Hirayama’s day.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2023
  • The image of Chiles and Biles bowing down to Andrade was etched into gymnastics history.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2024
  • One of the elements that was very important for all of us at MTV News from the start was to never talk down to the audience.
    Dave Sirulnick, Variety, 16 May 2023
  • Between the lines: National data shows that presidential year voters frequently don't scroll down to vote on down-ballot races.
    Nate Rau, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Watching Ulong get decimated all the way down to a tribe of one was must-see TV, and the challenges are arguably the franchise's best ever.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 May 2023
  • Swan says whether air flows vertically or horizontally in a food dehydrator really comes down to your budget and design preferences.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2023
  • It’s marked down to just $145 right now—a third of the price of the Dyson Animal.
    Cecily McAndrews, Parents, 23 June 2023
  • The game was down to a one-point margin, 70-69 with Iowa in the lead, in the last few seconds of the game.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Walking down to the sand and taking deep breaths to calm my mind.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Scroll down to see the evening’s best Black love moments and couples.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Lambert joined in on singing the chorus, and the pair rocked along while jumping up and down to the beat.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 June 2023
  • Check it before heading down to the beach, urges Bryce's mom.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Today, the plates have slowed back down to their normal speed.
    Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
  • But this one will get the temp down to 64 degrees at its coolest setting.
    Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2023
  • Lower the weights down and drive your elbows down to your ribs, so the tops of the weights tap your shoulders.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 July 2023
  • Men, on the other hand, can strip down to the waist without issue.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Chaz is a friend, and Jimmy is always down to help out his friends.
    Zach Harris, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Their third choice receives eight points, fourth choice seven points — and so on, all the way down to one.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
  • Joshua Estrada had a sack on fourth down to frustrate the Pirates.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Ahead of Prime Day, an irresistible discount marks the bag down to $9.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
  • The reason for such fulsome praise is down to the warm but detailed sound that the GO link produces.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Anything right can kick into the trees and go way down to a wash, as the ball falls off severely to the right.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • In places, the underground rocks are now dry down to 400 feet below ground.
    Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Make the trek down to swim in the emerald pools of the La Fortuna Waterfall.
    Lauren P. Reyes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But food that has not yet made it down to your large intestines will still be in your system.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Then, press down to release the air trapped inside and smooth the wallpaper.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Head to Sur La Table now to take advantage of its discounts and scroll down to check out more of our favorite picks.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • So as to keep from soaring clean into the mesosphere at the first gust of a wind, the Canopy anchors to the vehicle via a series of elastic bands and suction cups and also stakes down to the ground.
    New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2024

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