How to Use down to in a Sentence

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  • Take them down to Mud Creek and hang them up with a damn rope.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • For dessert, mosey your way a few blocks down to The Whisky Club.
    — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2023
  • It’s marked down to just $145 right now—a third of the price of the Dyson Animal.
    — Cecily McAndrews, Parents, 23 June 2023
  • The game was down to a one-point margin, 70-69 with Iowa in the lead, in the last few seconds of the game.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Walking down to the sand and taking deep breaths to calm my mind.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Scroll down to see the evening’s best Black love moments and couples.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Lambert joined in on singing the chorus, and the pair rocked along while jumping up and down to the beat.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 June 2023
  • Check it before heading down to the beach, urges Bryce's mom.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Today, the plates have slowed back down to their normal speed.
    — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2023
  • But this one will get the temp down to 64 degrees at its coolest setting.
    — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2023
  • Lower the weights down and drive your elbows down to your ribs, so the tops of the weights tap your shoulders.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 July 2023
  • Keeping core tight, bend elbows to lower body all the way down to the floor.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
  • Men, on the other hand, can strip down to the waist without issue.
    — Mike Deehan, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Chaz is a friend, and Jimmy is always down to help out his friends.
    — Zach Harris, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Overnight lows this week will be in the upper 40s to begin the week, down to the low to mid-50s Wednesday and Thursday.
    — Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Their third choice receives eight points, fourth choice seven points — and so on, all the way down to one.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
  • One day Botting headed down to the quarry to search for more sponges.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 May 2023
  • Joshua Estrada had a sack on fourth down to frustrate the Pirates.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Ahead of Prime Day, an irresistible discount marks the bag down to $9.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2024
  • The reason for such fulsome praise is down to the warm but detailed sound that the GO link produces.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Anything right can kick into the trees and go way down to a wash, as the ball falls off severely to the right.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • In places, the underground rocks are now dry down to 400 feet below ground.
    — Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Make the trek down to swim in the emerald pools of the La Fortuna Waterfall.
    — Lauren P. Reyes, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But food that has not yet made it down to your large intestines will still be in your system.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Then, press down to release the air trapped inside and smooth the wallpaper.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The cake that was once divided into 20 slices is now down to 13 pieces.
    — Niklas Kouparanis, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
  • And yet awareness of these policies hasn’t always filtered down to the rank and file.
    — Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
  • And best of all, it’s currently marked down to an even better price.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2023
  • The unemployment rate inched down to 4.1%, versus 4.2% in the prior month.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The titanium dome tweeters used in B&W's 600 Series speakers trickle down to the Pro.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024

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