How to Use comedown in a Sentence

comedown

1 of 2 noun
  • For a man who was once a very popular actor, working in a nightclub is quite a comedown.
  • But on the other end of it all, there is always the comedown.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2022
  • In the end there was nothing but the comedown from an evening of Rih.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2018
  • The rest of you will wonder if reaching those heights is worth the comedown.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • That boost is very, very temporary…and the comedown is even worse.
    — Kim Tranell, Seventeen, 27 Oct. 2017
  • For both Tkachuk brothers, the spring has been a bit of a comedown since then.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
  • While soothing, the song isn’t merely a comedown.
    — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026
  • The comedown of a role like this was much harder than getting into him.
    — Sasha Urban, Variety, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The effects lasted maybe an hour or so, with no comedown and no hangover.
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Cola always felt like a comedown.
    — David Glickman, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026
  • That has given rise to some worry that Amazon is due for a comedown.
    — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The stock hit a new high Tuesday morning then had a real comedown.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 9 June 2026
  • Neither do our young lovers Kai and Paula escape the post-coital comedown.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2021
  • This week was a brutal comedown for Warren, who was running atop the polls for much of last year.
    — Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Mar. 2020
  • The same comedown could happen to its shareholders at current prices.
    — Telis Demos, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2021
  • For the legendary trainer, this will be a comedown of the most ignominious stripe.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • The coffee business looks fine right now, but the eventual comedown may be brutal.
    — Aaron Back, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2018
  • This comedown in station and dignity is something that washes over both men.
    — Nadifa Mohamed, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
  • Even in non-Covid circumstances, this was always going to see a comedown.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021
  • The surrounding talent in Oakland is even more of a comedown.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 1 July 2019
  • Early January can feel like the comedown after too much sparkle.
    — Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
  • After a 25-year come-up, a champion must contend with a comedown.
    — Vulture, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The dramatic comedown in job growth was driven by businesses that either closed or lost sales due to the virus.
    — Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 8 Sep. 2021
  • This is often portrayed as a bad thing—a comedown for the United States and a risk for much of the world.
    — Rana Foroohar, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Read on to learn why experts say drinking on a plane can spark symptoms beyond feeling tipsy, and make the comedown that much worse.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Dec. 2025
  • This is a comedown from last April, when Mars was much closer to Earth and appeared more than four times brighter.
    — Joe Rao, Scientific American, 5 July 2014
  • Over the past year, the comedown for China’s insurance industry has been rough.
    — James T. Areddy, WSJ, 16 Apr. 2018
  • All this is obviously a comedown from the grand plans of past decades to solve all the planet’s energy problems.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Aug. 2024
  • After all, there’s no better post-Pride comedown than to remind us why Pride was a riot in the first place.
    — Vulture, 28 June 2023
  • The Cowboys are riding high after destroying the Vikings and might be due for a bit of a comedown.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022

come down

2 of 2 verb
  • Gas prices don’t come down overnight.
    — NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
  • That came down to the end, too.
    — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • And that comes down to tone as well.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Prices go up fast and come down slow.
    — Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • So, a lot of it comes down to that.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But -- but the shroud has not come down.
    — ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • Build at scale again, and prices come down.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • All of his weight came down on his left leg.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the rain will come down heavy at times.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Like, ‘When should the hair come down?
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Stop Sales came down on all of that.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Add it all up, and this one should come down to the wire.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
  • A lot of walls have come down over 20 years.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 May 2026
  • Most of them came down to money.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Part of the reason comes down to cost.
    — Matthew Kayser, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
  • Then a call comes down the carriage.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The fourth wall is coming down.
    — CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This will come down to lineups.
    — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Those stocks are coming down out of fear.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But a few of the towers should come down.
    — Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Supply goes up, price comes down.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • Store clerks were coming down with measles.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • My mother came down for this surgery, too.
    — Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Others call for some of them to come down.
    — Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • And, what goes up must also come down.
    — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • Now, the walls are coming down.
    — Charles Morey, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The answer comes down to one word – trust.
    — Rob Fauber, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The union’s demands came down to a few specifics.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • These games are going to come down to two-minute.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2026
  • But this stock is all about the price of steak , which hasn’t come down.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025

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