brought down; bringing down; brings down
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Examples of bringdown in a Sentence
Noun
meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 May 2024
The scandal that brought down Donald Sterling finally gets the Hollywood treatment.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
The Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Serum is 42 percent off, which brings down the price to just $17.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Sanitizing, on the other hand, actually brings down the number of germs on your household surfaces to a level that is deemed safe by public health requirements or standards, which further lowers the chance of spreading infection.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2024
Among the many powerful men brought down during the #MeToo movement, Spacey’s fall was especially precipitous and has been uniquely persistent.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
Still, taken as a whole, the April data could restore some confidence that policymakers will be able to keep bringing down inflation without causing a recession.
—Ben Casselman, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Central banks across the globe bought more gold in 2022 than any year since 1967, just as the Federal Reserve began a series of interest rate hikes to bring down inflation.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 13 May 2024
The conversation is always about the patriarchy and how to bring down patriarchy.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024
Verb
The next step would be to make a longer commitment with the charter company, leasing the plane for a month or even a year to bring down costs.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 May 2024
The scandal that brought down Donald Sterling finally gets the Hollywood treatment.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
The Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Serum is 42 percent off, which brings down the price to just $17.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Sanitizing, on the other hand, actually brings down the number of germs on your household surfaces to a level that is deemed safe by public health requirements or standards, which further lowers the chance of spreading infection.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2024
Among the many powerful men brought down during the #MeToo movement, Spacey’s fall was especially precipitous and has been uniquely persistent.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
Still, taken as a whole, the April data could restore some confidence that policymakers will be able to keep bringing down inflation without causing a recession.
—Ben Casselman, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Central banks across the globe bought more gold in 2022 than any year since 1967, just as the Federal Reserve began a series of interest rate hikes to bring down inflation.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 13 May 2024
The conversation is always about the patriarchy and how to bring down patriarchy.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 May 2024
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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