How to Use water down in a Sentence

water down

verb
  • That’s why the game feels watered down now.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But they've since been watered down.
    — Mark Prussin, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The bill was watered down by the end of session.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Pour boiling water down the drain again.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • To help break down grease residue, pour near-boiling water down the drain once a week.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Finish by pouring in warm water down the drain to flush out the clog.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Her looks were watered down and her ratios have proven unlovely.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Many drink it quickly so the ice doesn't melt and water down the coffee.
    — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, pouring boiling water down the sink can do more harm than good.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, pouring boiling water down the sink can do more harm than good.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
  • She was even known to water down some sour cream and use that instead of water.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Rinse it with clean water and dump the dirty water down the toilet—not the sink.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Kennedy made a panoply of promises but, so far, has watered down or failed to achieved most of them.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
  • By then, his sentence got watered down by Epstein’s lawyers.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • There was a 200-yard stretch of fast water down through a rocky neck where the water left the lake.
    — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Not water down our values—just the opposite.
    — Marie Alvarado Gil, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Many used hoses to water down dry vegetation.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • Many used hoses to water down dry vegetation.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Finally, pour boiling water down the drain again.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
  • It wasn’t watered down or made easily digestible.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Then, on cue, Myher can start a sequence that begins to drop the water down to the stage.
    — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Pour 1 cup of boiling water down the drain and then flush with hot water for a couple of minutes.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 28 June 2026
  • Kudos to her for not watering down her act for SNL.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • That language has been watered down to a study on the economic impact of such boundaries.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The result is a smooth, more concentrated coffee that can be watered down or mixed with milk.
    — Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
  • But consumer advocates watch with dismay as some of those ideas are gutted or watered down.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 21 June 2026
  • Karen Bass denies ordering a report on last year’s fires to be watered down.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The sizzle ended with Cruise perched atop the water down on the Paramount lot.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • This is proof that a novel doesn’t need to be watered down in its style or ideas in order to hold a reader’s attention.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Since the fire broke out on Sunday she's been using her hose to water down the area surrounding her home.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 11 May 2026

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