How to Use get down in a Sentence

get down

verb
  • I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat.
  • Pay the toll, get down the road.
    — Sean Clancy, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
  • To get down with our idea and bet on us.
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just put the knife down, get down on your knees.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Not that Please doesn’t get down.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026
  • So, don’t get down on yourself.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
  • That’s not how this program gets down.
    — Jordan Robinson, SELF, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Pour enough on so that the water gets down to the roots.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 16 May 2026
  • Quite often, you get stopped, can't get down here.
    — Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • John got down on one knee and asked me to spend the rest of my life with him.
    — Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Brad pulled a ring box out of his pocket and got down on one knee.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Mabel got down to 31 pounds near the end.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Sydney Sweeney, get down from there!
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Ford even copped to getting down to his own movie soundtracks.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • There was another way to get down.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Mitchell can be seen getting down on one knee to pop the question.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • One caters for home use, while the other gets down to business.
    — New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025
  • With so much more to get to, the show wastes no time in getting down to brass tacks.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Their fur is so thick and well-groomed that the water droplets don’t get down to their skin.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Well, get down on your hands and knees, maybe, and look a little harder.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Bose would rather float in the sky-ocean than get down to the nitty-gritty.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The boxer got down on one knee in front of Venezuela and pulled out a ring box.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • One evening Vagner got down on one knee and proposed.
    — Lisa Poliak, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
  • The couple were on the beach when Harry got down on one knee.
    — Aya Al-Hakim, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • See, teams like Jacob get down here and get off after it.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Best to eat your meal early to be able to get down and boogie later.
    — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The equation got down to 29 required from two overs.
    — ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • Then the Bruins got down to business.
    — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Kelce got down on one knee in an idyllic, floral garden.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025

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