How to Use step down in a Sentence

step down

1 of 2 verb
  • Pause, then step down with the left foot, then the right foot.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Sanders tuned his guitar a full step down to meet the mood.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In fact, the water is just a few steps down from your lanai.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Have any of you guys asked them to step down and resign from their job?
    — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • If Schumer steps down, who is going to take his place?
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • As of Thursday night, the chief has not stepped down.
    — Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In some instances, investors asked him to step down from both.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Tim stepping down is what’s out there publicly.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Kang called for Baldwin to step down and sell his shares to her.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Pause briefly at the top, then step down slowly and with control.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Medicare will not be a step up, but rather a big step down for dentistry.
    — WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
  • To be clear, this is a step down in tight end matchups for the Buckeyes.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
  • When Monarez refused to step down, Kennedy fired her.
    — Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Langmo’s plan is to coach five more years and step down when her twins finish high school.
    — Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • From there, the beach is just a few steps down a wooden walkway that leads over the dunes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • Bayrou will now be forced to step down after just nine months in office.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Maduro was never going to step down unless stepped on.
    — Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Billy Donovan stepped down two weeks ago.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 5 May 2026
  • That is why stepping down is the right decision.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Some parents are calling for board members to step down.
    — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Both squads had different coaches who have since stepped down.
    — Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
  • Shook distanced herself from the effort and called for the co-chairs to step down.
    — Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That belief will be tested soon; both plan to step down at the end of their current terms.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
  • The headphones feel good to hold and use, but are a plain step down from the pricier model.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
  • Dunn said the grand jury wasn’t a factor in his decision to step down.
    — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Armstead was asked if Martucci should step down from the board.
    — Dom Calicchio, Fox News, 26 June 2021
  • Just off the back of the house toward the main bedroom, a stoop steps down to your very own courtyard.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • And at least one lawmaker wants Martin to step down.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
  • McDaniel stepped down months later.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The protesters achieved one of their goals when the government was forced to step down.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2021

step-down

2 of 2 noun
  • The first floor of the home features a step-down living room, a dining area, and a kitchen.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Some lenders use a step-down structure, such as 2% in the first year and 1% in the second.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Men tend to age slowly with little step-downs, and women tend to have very sudden changes.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Four bedrooms, four and a half baths, a step-down library adjoining the living room.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The step-down living room features a large bay window and Batchelder tile fireplace.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The first choice, a step-down facility with enhanced services for those leaving locked care, was quickly ruled out.
    — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Despite that step-down, mortgage costs haven't seen a commensurate decline.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The state helped launch four intensive psychiatric step-down programs, the first of their kind for foster youth in Texas.
    — Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The project mined local boulders to create more natural step-down structures so fish, tubers and anglers can move freely up and down the stream.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Some of the incumbent step-downs were due to the pursuit of a new job; in other cases, fresh initiatives dictated change.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Elsewhere on the main floor, there’s an airy step-down formal living room housing a wood-burning fireplace, a library, and a family room.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The home has a step-down family room with rustic wood beams and paneling, brick wall, and woodstove; an eat-in kitchen; and a separate dining room.
    — The Week Staff, theweek, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Each voltage conversion comes with some energy loss, so the goal is to accomplish this step-down in as few conversions as possible.
    — Steven Woo, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • The step-down great room has one of the home’s five fireplaces and French doors that open out to the backyard’s ample stone terrace with alfresco dining and lounge areas.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The plan is to create a step-down in heights between the skyscrapers in downtown and the single family neighborhoods in the north side, according to the report.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
  • From there, a step-down living room sports hardwood floors, a baronial fireplace, and French doors spilling out to a balcony overlooking an eye-catching pool and spa.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Ketler spent four days in the intensive care unit and then another 10 in the step-down unit before he was transported to a rehab facility.
    — Luke Chinman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Among the home’s many spaces for entertaining is a vast entrance gallery that leads to a step-down living room that features curved crown moldings, a detailed ceiling, and a fireplace.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Nearly 8,000 square feet of open-plan space in the home includes a two-story foyer that opens to a step-down living room and an adjacent dining room area.
    — Neal J. Leitereg, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Generally, that means picking the trail that’s least steep, doesn’t feature any large step-downs, or consists of wide, curving switchbacks instead of precipitous slopes.
    — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
  • Just beyond its foyer, a step-down living room with a fireplace offers a view of the lake, while a dining room (also with a fireplace) spills out onto a balcony overlooking the water.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Renderings of the infinity pool showcase its step-down design and translucent side panels, providing epic city skyline and waterfront views.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The result is a stretch of below-average temperatures across much of the eastern two-thirds of the country, with a noticeable step-down in conditions compared to earlier in the week.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Kerri Wilson is a registered nurse working on a medical cardiology step-down unit at Mission.
    — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • From there, glassy doors on each side of the foyer open to a step-down living room sporting a stylish fireplace and two sets of French doors flowing out to an al fresco dining and lounging terrace, and spacious formal dining room.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The consultants also suggest a step-down approach, so tall towers aren’t built next to single family neighborhoods in the north side and Marine Park neighborhoods.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
  • So when people are already experiencing this type of knee pain, doing quad-dominant exercises—like a forward lunge, step-down, or squat—can place even more stress on the knee and exacerbate symptoms.
    — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Eisen and others describe a dire shortage of behavioral health workers to staff treatment facilities and residential step-down units, which are crucial for housing those in recovery from drug addiction.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
  • The manslaughter conviction is a step-down from the second-degree murder charge originally issued against Benefield after the death of her husband in 2020.
    — Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 31 July 2024
  • Nonprofit treatment provider HealthRight 360 will run the step-down program, where residents can stay for up to two years, receive treatment and pursue education or employment.
    — Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2023

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