How to Use look down in a Sentence

look down

verb
  • So, the world looks up at you in that spot, and the world looks down on you.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2023
  • The actor slumped and looked down after the guilty charges were read.
    Wesley Parnell, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The day is done; O God the Son, look down upon thy little one!
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
  • In the scene, Goth was to run past him, and sometimes step over him, look down and keep running.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Angela looks down at her shirt, at the Rorschach imprint of Will’s damp chest.
    Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The first look down the runway was a full-length ivory dress with a simple mock neckline.
    Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The fastball and the splitter and the slider, that's really great to look down there and see.
    The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The ex-deputy walked away sobbing, red in the face and looking down, shackles around his waist and wrists.
    Emma Tucker, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
  • When the dust settles, Torres looks down to see a shiv sticking out of his side.
    EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024
  • At one point, her only response to his bon mots was to look down at his footwear.
    Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
  • So, instead of looking down where his legs and feet should have been, Cole looked up.
    Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Who doesn’t want to look down at his wrist and be reminded of the feats of great men and women who wore them?
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The man looked down at his worn sneakers planted on Jungle ground.
    Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024
  • This is looked down on by my siblings, who have a very narrow worldview.
    Abigail Van Buren, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Blake Griffin, a veteran who has seen it all, looked down at the white board and had a message for his coach.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
  • In the first photo, the rapper looked down at the ground while walking, and her chunky twists fell forward over her shoulders.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Clear skies favor Israel, which dominates the airspace and wants to be able to look down to see what awaits its ground forces.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The crowd on the lawn of the WWI memorial was the most silent, chairs spaced far apart as residents looked down onto the stage below.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2024
  • We’re not supposed to look down our noses at pop culture anymore.
    David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • In one photo, a woman in a flannel shirt stood over the bodies and looked down, holding her hand to her mouth.
    Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • But Crawford hit a baseline jumper 19 seconds later and Cy Falls couldn’t get an open look down the stretch.
    Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • One man — tall, gray-haired — offered my mom a pity nod before looking down at his plate.
    Kate Brody, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Their head is looking down instead of focusing on the road.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Back then, there was an attitude that sequels were looked down upon by the artists.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Back then, there was an attitude that sequels were looked down upon by the artists.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 May 2024
  • Verna looked down at Jack’s empty plate and fixed him seconds.
    Melina Mara, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
  • As Caballero looked down at his cellphone to check the order, the man grabbed the bag containing $380 worth of weed products.
    Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Shading transforms into sinew, a horse’s head looks down from the ceiling.
    Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • In other corners, movies based on toys, for the most part, are looked down upon and are considered jokes.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Often people open their windows and lean out, looking down and around.
    Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023

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