How to Use nail down in a Sentence

nail down

phrasal verb

• Kendrick Bourne has had a terrific camp and has nailed down the third spot.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
• The case gets dicey when the bond for Candy’s release becomes a headache to nail down.
  — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 15 May 2023
• But for a critic, the job is to start with the gut feeling and then try to nail down where that’s coming from.
  — Megan Ditrolio, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• The answers are hard to nail down — with no time to wase in figuring them out.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• As the Rangers were nailing down the Scherzer trade, they were being shut out in San Diego.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 30 July 2023
• Ovalle, on the other hand, nailed down the left wing spot for herself and dealt her damage from there.
  — Neel Shelat, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• As for other big decisions, the guest list is yet to be nailed down.
  — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• Lynch got nailed down at second base on a Paetow ground ball.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 3 June 2023
• But after Post and his team nailed down the process, some of the first people to test the product were Post’s children, 9 and 13 years old at the time.
  — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
• Excessive heat watches are used when the timing of the heat event isn't nailed down yet.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
• This 402-year thing for school funding only added to the sense that the school scene in Wisconsin is not nailed down.
  — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2023
• Cecil said that timetable, and the simple fact that a location has been nailed down, puts Mobile in the lead for the state.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 23 Aug. 2023
• Cowboys stars nailed down the 20-17 victory in the Kroenke Dome in front of a mostly pro-Dallas crowd.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
• The report was only able to nail down the cause of one of them with high confidence: a weather balloon.
  — WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
• Senior Garret Fountain is the only one who nailed down a starting spot on the post-spring depth chart.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2023
• Season 24 of The Voice is heating up, as the hopefuls look to nail down their places in the competition during the battle rounds.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2023
• While fares haven’t been nailed down, Rollert estimates that a trip from one end to the other — Watertown to near the Hatch Shell — will cost between $35 and $50.
  — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
• Your political views can be hard for people to nail down.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2023
• Guest opera singers took their turns with the orchestra to nail down timing, expression and theatrics.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
• Critics argued the anecdotes weren't fully nailed down.
  — David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
• But further study in the lab offers the best chances for nailing down its formation history.
  — Michael D. Lemonick, Scientific American, 25 May 2023
• The one-minute tracking rule was designed to resolve that blind spot, by aiming to nail down a crash site to within a radius of six nautical miles.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
• That meant nailing down his dad’s mannerisms from The Sopranos.
  — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
• The literature is jam-packed with research studies trying to nail down the common factors.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Some nail technicians only prefer working with soft gel to avoid having to file the nail down and cause potential damage.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 13 July 2023
• The pair first confirmed that the song was on its way earlier this week before nailing down its official release date Wednesday (Feb. 28).
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
• Remember that the Republicans have not even nailed down the full caucus and primary schedule for 2024.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
• As many as seven who sported a C-Paw on their helmet could hear their name called and several more could nail down free-agent opportunities by the end of the weekend.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2023
• The exorcism — spoiler alert: there is one! — takes place in an empty living room, with two chairs nailed down and to each other, back-to-back, so that the girls can be strapped into them and spew their devil madness.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
• This means finding ways to stand out from the competition, nailing down a distinct point of view and committing to learning and growing as a leader and as a business.
  — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024