How to Use water down in a Sentence

water down

verb

• The shot of the day came off the tee shot by Charlie on the par-3 17th, a tricky hole with water down the left side.
  — USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2021
• But this year, a group of countries sought to water down the rules.
  — Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
• And for all of those plant parents out there, don’t pour that water down the drain!
  — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022
• The man gulped the water down and wiped his mouth with his handkerchief.
  — Paul Yoon, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
• Those who live near the site of the fire are asked to water down their mulch beds, the department said.
  — Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2022
• First, his drive found the water down the left before his next shot was shanked into the trees.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
• After two hours have passed, pour boiling water down the drain, which should now be cleared of the clog.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• The dirt quad empties out quicker than water down a drain.
  — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2021
• The Boch brand name, Chris Dagesse said, remains too valuable to give up or water down.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021
• And, my goodness, take a look at their manifesto, even the one that’s so-called watered down in 2017.
  — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
• There’s even a proposal to haul water down a mountain to power the trip back up.
  — Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 23 May 2022
• Most of the anti-woke measures in the House bill will probably get blocked or watered down in the Senate.
  — The Editors, National Review, 17 July 2023
• Rescuers used a rope to send oxygen and water down to the boy as well as a camera to monitor him.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2022
• Some of the proposals wound up being watered down amid the backlash.
  — Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2023
• Some of the star’s matter swirls around the black hole, like water down a drain, emitting copious X-rays (blue).
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 July 2022
• The Nabataeans used the elevation of the canyon to create aqueducts to channel water down to the city below.
  — Richard Quest and Leroy Ah Ben, CNN, 5 Nov. 2021
• Still, those rules had been watered down after years of protest from Hasidic leaders.
  — Brian M. Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 June 2023
• The courts are also starting to water down the potency of Title 42.
  — Carine Hajjar, National Review, 18 Mar. 2022
• Lynn didn’t water down her words in song or in conversation.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
• There’s poetry and soul here, but both are watered down by how much the movie seems to be multitasking.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 May 2023
• That move in turn spurred criticism from groups that accused College Board of watering down the course.
  — Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2023
• Some Refreshers fans say Starbucks of watering down the drinks too much.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
• This supplies flavor and substitutes the need for ice that will inevitably water down your drink.
  — Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 28 July 2023
• Perhaps the White House will try to fudge the issue or water down the proposal, but its basic stance is untenable and shows.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022
• The big takeaway: Get your cold from frozen fruits and other produce rather than ice cubes, which will quickly melt and water down your smoothie.
  — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 12 Jan. 2023
• The hope was that Phillips, Van Ginkel and Biegel would handle the role, but depth could become a concern, especially if injuries water down the unit.
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 31 July 2021
• The protests have led politicians across the Continent to vow to ease the burden on farmers and water down some regulations.
  — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
• Firefightersset up a sprinkler system to water down the famed Grizzly Giant, which is more than 200 feet tall and one of the largest sequoias in the park.
  — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2022
• So as far as popular music, it’s watered down, to be honest.
  — Spin Staff, Spin, 15 Sep. 2023
• But no one can agree on precisely how Thornton should access it, and a fight is raging over the city’s plans to move that water down to the Denver suburbs.
  — Jeremy Anderberg, Longreads, 6 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024