How to Use down to in a Sentence

down to

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  • Simply twist out the old drain, drop the new one in, and push it down to fit it snugly.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 30 June 2026
  • When deer bend down to eat the bait, paint rollers cover their heads in permethrin.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Much of the cooking here will happen skin-side down to allow the filet to crisp up.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
  • The nearly 1-acre lot on a private road has a pool and stairs leading down to the beach.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 June 2026
  • The voice feature is spot on, Adams says, down to his mom’s distinctive laugh.
    — Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
  • The then-40-year-old had been struggling with injuries for a while and had slumped down to 1,204th in the world.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Its luxuriously soft drop-waist style and stretchy strapless top leave room for endless wear, whether as a maxi dress or folded down to be a maxi skirt.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • Snip the entire stalk, not just the flower head, of individual wilting or dying flowers down to the node so the plant will send out new blooms.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
  • The planet starts July by setting more than two hours after the sun and follows the sun down to the horizon somewhat sooner by month's end.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • The bodywork is stripped down to the bare essentials, exposing much of the frame and mechanical hardware beneath.
    — Utkarsh Sood june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2026
  • One artisan works with the garment throughout the entire process, understanding it down to the smallest detail.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Wooden boats bobbed in long rows, their names and registration numbers hand-painted on the hulls, as men in neon vests unloaded catch and frigate birds swooped down to pick at the scraps.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • The overall concern among Xbox fans is that the studio is going to be hacked down to its biggest series and biggest studios and simply nothing else.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • One of the joys of Air, down to the breathy purity of its title, is its contempt for design—an easy target, but one for which Kracht has sharpened his blade.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The coastal district stretches from Palm Beach County down to Miami Beach.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • College Park resident Julie McGourik said at least a dozen people made the trip down to attend the meeting.
    — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Maybe your parents are moving into a retirement community or down to Florida.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • This impulse to bring Supergirl down to Earth is, on some level, totally understandable.
    — James Grebey, Time, 26 June 2026
  • This is not a bundle with the Phantom Liberty expansion, also on sale from $30 down to $18.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The National Hurricane Center has now dropped the chances of development down to 10%.
    — Shane Hinton, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • This hot weather system isn't going away before the Fourth of July holiday, meaning that things won't cool down to normal summer temperatures for this time of the year for a while.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • From the peaks of the Sahyadri mountains, crests of the Western Ghats which loom dramatically above us, the Vavali stream flows down to the lake-like Pawna reservoir.
    — Horatio Clare, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • Now 46 of Japan’s 47 prefectures produce wine, from Hokkaido down to Okinawa.
    — Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • If the estate lacks sufficient assets, remaining unpaid balances generally aren't passed down to family members — unless one of the exceptions above applies.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • The Air Force 1 ’01 mimics the shape and feel of the sneaker’s early 2000s construction down to the Swoosh placement, silhouette and even the height of the ankle collar.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
  • The day’s matches started off with a thrilling contest between Norway and the Ivory Coast, which went all the way down to the final minutes before one of the tournament’s foremost stars scored a crucial goal to send the Norwegians through.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • The massive global soccer tournament’s group-stage games at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium provided incredible drama, all the way down to the final goal.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • The two made their way down to street level, where they were taken into custody by law enforcement, according to New York Police Department spokesperson Delaney Kempner.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • Stablecoins promise to compress the 60-to-70 basis point fees that FX brokers typically charge on cross-border supplier payments down to 2 to 5 basis points, and the direction of travel is clear.
    — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • With reigning state champion DeSoto moving down to Class 5A, Aledo and Carroll could find themselves among the championship contenders despite both squads losing a large chunk of talent to graduation.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

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