How to Use takedown in a Sentence

takedown

1 of 3 noun

• The second part of that, which is what just happened, is the takedown.
  — Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2023
• Later on, the gang took their places at the Met Gala to begin their takedown scheme.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
• The slew of takedown requests appears to be unique in the Hook’s history.
  — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
• Garrett blew up the next drive with an 8-yard takedown of Burrow, who was sacked three times in the first half alone.
  — cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
• And now the Times, which purchased the game in 2022, is sending takedown notices to people behind some of the look-alikes.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
• The takedown is a rare victory against a ransomware gang.
  — Kevin Collier, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2023
• Tagovailoa landed on his bad back on the violent takedown, and the back of his head hit the ground hard from the whiplash.
  — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022
• Action resumed after the pair went out of bounds with eight seconds left and Vacca got a takedown at the buzzer to tie the match.
  — Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
• The Wildcats, now alone atop the Big 12 standings thanks in part to a midweek takedown of Kansas, vaults all the way from 15th into the top five.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
• The Horned Frogs certainly proved that in their takedown of Michigan.
  — USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• In his chats with Ulbricht prior to the Silk Road takedown, too, Clark had a tendency to grandiose ideas.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 11 July 2023
• Godino scored just 35 seconds into the bout with a four-point takedown.
  — Nik Streng, oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022
• But no one writes a restaurant takedown like the British critics who seem to make a sport of scathing restaurant reviews.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 24 Oct. 2022
• Jane Austen wrote takedowns of this kind of ninny two centuries ago — how fun to see Pike update her twit to the post-Y2K era.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Also, learn how a nameplate takedown, a fox hat and lineup changes saved the Beavers’ season.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
• Not Okay signals that this is not a takedown, but more a gentle love-hate letter of a critique.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022
• And even though Kendall is in the midst of a downward spiral, Succession has taught us that a cutthroat takedown waits for no one.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2022
• Isaiah danced with his opponent and avoided a takedown - then took the fighter’s back and mounted him to the ground.
  — Roman Stubbs, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2022
• Judon split the first sack with Mack Wilson Sr. on a third-and-10 takedown of Fields in the first quarter, then added a pair by himself in the second quarter.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
• The employee stopped short of promising more takedowns.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2023
• The setup and takedown process is simple and quick, but transporting the canopy may be difficult.
  — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
• At the time, Meta’s notice and takedown procedure required the victim to comb through the platform and report each meme one by one.
  — Ashoka, Forbes, 4 July 2022
• Foligno and Englund traded shots, and Foligno scored the takedown.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2022
• During the interview, Monahon stressed that her play is not a takedown of Miller’s.
  — Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
• The company reported the imposter apps to Apple and Google for takedown.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
• In the first period, Beall managed a takedown to go into the second period with a 2-0 lead.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2023
• The #MeToo movement led to the takedown of a number of powerful men within Hollywood.
  — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Now Peterson was disturbed to see that the takedown had only cleared the field for someone wielding an even bigger weapon.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
• The other removal plan has a more extensive takedown of I-794 − from the Hoan's northern approach to roughly Sixth Street.
  — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2023
• But, as is often the case with reviews, his takedowns of specific restaurants, businesses or buildings seem to have created the most heat behind him.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2024

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takedown

2 of 3 adjective

• Volkanovski gets a takedown 30 seconds in and goes right back to work.
  — Todd Martin, latimes.com, 11 Feb. 2018
• Parker Higgins, with the Freedom of the Press Foundation, dug into the takedown claim in a twitter thread.
  — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2020
• The five publishers will be sending takedown notices, according to the group.
  — Dalmeet Singh Chawla, Science | AAAS, 6 Oct. 2017
• Bowden discovered that the only way to get her photos removed was to copyright them and then issue takedown notices to websites.
  — Olivia Solon, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2019
• In that incident, a man with multiple felony warrants attempted to run from a house to escape police and Arn used a takedown move to get the man into custody, police records state.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2020
• In some cases, that even means threatening YouTube takedown notices for spoilers posted by players after a game's actual launch.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 May 2020
• Pool technicians -- Setup and takedown duties should be expected each day, plus keeping the pool area, buildings and grounds clean; performing custodial duties for various areas and equipment; and removing litter and debris.
  — cleveland, 17 Feb. 2020
• Shutterstock regularly receives takedown notices from more than 20 countries, not including requests related to intellectual property, spokeswoman Hughes said.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2020
• Volkanovski gets a takedown 30 seconds in and goes right back to work.
  — Todd Martin, latimes.com, 11 Feb. 2018
• Parker Higgins, with the Freedom of the Press Foundation, dug into the takedown claim in a twitter thread.
  — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2020
• The five publishers will be sending takedown notices, according to the group.
  — Dalmeet Singh Chawla, Science | AAAS, 6 Oct. 2017
• Bowden discovered that the only way to get her photos removed was to copyright them and then issue takedown notices to websites.
  — Olivia Solon, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2019
• In that incident, a man with multiple felony warrants attempted to run from a house to escape police and Arn used a takedown move to get the man into custody, police records state.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2020
• In some cases, that even means threatening YouTube takedown notices for spoilers posted by players after a game's actual launch.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 1 May 2020
• Pool technicians -- Setup and takedown duties should be expected each day, plus keeping the pool area, buildings and grounds clean; performing custodial duties for various areas and equipment; and removing litter and debris.
  — cleveland, 17 Feb. 2020
• Shutterstock regularly receives takedown notices from more than 20 countries, not including requests related to intellectual property, spokeswoman Hughes said.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2020

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take down

3 of 3 verb

• But taking down Trump on the road to 2024 is going to be a tough task.
  — Time, 24 Aug. 2023
• The surprise move about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
• The surprise move at about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world.
  — Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
• The site was taken down on the day the group’s 20-year deal with Atlantic Records was up, sources say.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2024
• But the plan meant taking down a lot of her neighbor’s trees, too.
  — Dave Marston, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
• Now losers of five of their last six, USF had hoped to take down the Bearcats in front of the late arriving crowd.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2023
• Once your hair is dry, apply oil to your hands and take down the Bantu knots.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 6 Jan. 2023
• This pool is also a breeze to take down, thanks to its two quick-release drains.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
• For a high schooler, this could be their chance to show off and take down a parent.
  — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
• Some of it’s because Twitter won't take down threats to Clarence Thomas' life right now.
  — NBC News, 30 Oct. 2022
• Melia took down Yapi to give the hosts a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2024
• The police have said the websites used by Mr. Law to sell his product were taken down.
  — Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• The Panthers took down Boston in six games in round two of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.
  — Jackson Castellano, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2024
• But the mayor promised to take down two blocks of the structure this year, a section south of Grand Boulevard, and even more.
  — Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2022
• To get there, Tech had to take down rival Oakland for the fourth time in six weeks to win the NorCal title game.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
• Look for the Beavers, backed by a strong home crowd, to ride that emotion and take down their neighbors and knock them from the Pac-12 title game.
  — USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2022
• The colorful scarves and lights that used to decorate the space had been taken down.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• The fundraising campaign, which raised about $5,200, has since been taken down.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
• Three of us went to East to take down my camp and had to wade through water packed with floating Portuguese man-of-wars to load the boat.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
• The Wright State guard knifed into the Louisville defense down the stretch and saved a dagger for the end, burying a pull-up jumper to beat the buzzer and take down the Cards 73-72.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2022
• The time required to take down braids, which can range in size and quantity, varies and can span from one to four hours or even longer.
  — Myja Gary, Essence, 22 Aug. 2023
• One, the Vampire, can take down drones with a launcher attached to a pickup truck.
  — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
• This portable crib was super easy to set up and take down.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
• The best part: this look could carry you through winter, just take down the Christmas stockings.
  — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 7 Nov. 2022
• The team-building trip included a safari, where the group saw a lion take down a warthog.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2023
• The weather service has warned that winds could take down tree limbs and could lead to some power outages.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 19 Dec. 2022
• The grocer and counter clerks would take down orders in pencil on the back of the sacks, grind coffee beans, weigh out sugar and flour, and so on.
  — Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
• The Lundquist Institute has since taken down Kwong’s page.
  — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
• As of the morning of Monday, Oct. 21, his account appeared to have been taken down.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
• In fact, the installation got so popular that it was taken down due to safety concerns.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024