How to Use write down in a Sentence

write down

verb
  • Check the clock when your power goes out and write down the time.
    Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2021
  • The Founding Fathers were wise to write down the rules.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Start by having each of you write down all the jobs the other does.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Complete the look with gloves and a folder to write down all of your clues.
    Larry Stansbury, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Get the child to write down their worries on pieces of paper, and then feed them to the monster.
    Judith Newman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
  • In a small way, sitting down at the start of the month to write down plans is a form of mindfulness.
    Melanie Whyte, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The idea is to write down on a slip of paper the happiest moment of the day and drop it in a jar.
    David G. Allan, CNN, 19 May 2022
  • That being said, judges are allowed to keep a binder to write down clues.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2022
  • But write down that master password and hide it in a safe place, just in case.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The delay gave the man a chance to write down the licensee plate number of the vehicle.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Maybe get a pen and some paper, write down the names of all the men who have been mean to you before, and then … don’t date them.
    Damon Young, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Police found a ledger with states written down for pick-up and drop-off sites for dogs.
    Sarah Nelson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • So, take a pen to paper and write down all your fears and anxieties.
    Seventeen Editors, Seventeen, 7 July 2021
  • Songwriting was simple: just write down thoughts on his phone and let the melody come to him.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Why not write down everything that puts you in a better frame of mind?
    Ellevate, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The homes of yakuza bosses weren’t published on the internet — but in the rosters of the gangs, they were written down.
    Jake Adelstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
  • On one side, write all the pros of exercising and eating healthy; on the other side, write down the cons.
    Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The other day, my 4-year old son came bounding into the house from the school and begged me to write down a new word for him: galumphing.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Before his presentation, Sweet went to the gym, shot a free throw and wrote down 10 steps.
    Mike Hutton, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2023
  • There are places to put photos, write down memories, and more.
    Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Police also found a ledger with states written down for pick-up and drop-off sites for dogs.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2023
  • At the top of her note sheet as UCLA begins watching film, the sophomore point guard writes down her mission.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • As the brigade’s senior member, Golub was required to write down the names of the dead and to record their passport details.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Journal in the mornings and write down the items that absolutely cannot fall by the wayside.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Half the group were told to write down three positive things about dating a celebrity look-alike.
    Malia Wollan, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Planners decide on what works, rule out what doesn’t and write down guidelines.
    John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Free associate and write down a list — leave nothing out.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Free associate and write down a list – leave nothing out.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Free-associate and write down a list – leave nothing out.
    Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • If the question has multiple parts, write down each aspect of the question.
    Avery Blank, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021

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