How to Use boil down in a Sentence

boil down

verb

• As a result, the race may boil down to style more than substance.
  — Time, 31 May 2018
• After poaching the rhubarb, the sugar syrup is boiled down into a glaze to be brushed over the cake, adding shine and moisture.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 11 May 2018
• Hamels said the loss boils down to his inability to keep the momentum on the Rangers' side in the sixth inning.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 5 May 2018
• How appealing this offer is really boils down to Sprint’s network performance in your area.
  — Chris Welch, The Verge, 7 June 2018
• Their stated reasons boiled down to this: FIFA, the sport’s world governing body.
  — Cameron Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2018
• The greatness of her accessory boils down to its size, which wasn’t as Mary Poppins-esque as a tote bag or as squished as a tiny wallet purse.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
• In the parlance of Trump’s former New York real estate world, it might be boiled down to this: No deal, but let’s stay in touch.
  — Matt Viser, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2018
• However, his true importance to Brooklyn boiled down to the intangibles.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
• The former, meanwhile, boils down to shooting a seemingly unending supply of robots, ghouls, and mutated wildlife.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 30 May 2018
• That boils down to finding ways of increasing resolution while reducing exposure.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
• At French Twist Cafe in historic, ever-picturesque Sykesville, the menu pretty much boils down to just two attractions — crepes and coffee.
  — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2018
• The whole case, according to Pierce, boiled down to Bailey's actions or inactions immediately prior to the fatal shooting.
  — James Briggs, Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2018
• Southern chefs boil down the guts and pick the bones clean.
  — Allison Glock, National Geographic, 4 June 2020
• The head was for my grandma to boil down and use for tamales.
  — Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2020
• The margin of error seems to boil down to the shape of the face mask itself.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2020
• The complaints from people in the UK boiled down to two main points.
  — Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
• Perhaps the silence on the Trump emails boils down to lessons learned.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
• This film, for Mann, boils down to the power of chasing a high.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• Many of these fights seem to boil down to a question of how much to trust the reader.
  — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2023
• The scope of those upgrades may boil down to Danny Green.
  — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
• So, the debate seems to boil down to this: is a half a loaf better than none?
  — Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2018
• The reason why brown sugar clumps up boils down to how it’s made.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
• The outcome might simply boil down to whether Texas can find a way to stop Jaden Ivey.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2022
• Forty gallons of sap boils down to about 1 gallon of maple syrup.
  — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
• The remaining bones are then boiled down for about four hours.
  — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
• Much of it boils down to self-care, and ensuring she isn’t stretched too thin.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
• The rest of IoN's fun really boils down to tweaks and polish.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 16 July 2018
• The rest of the lesson boiled down to this: Pay attention to nature.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
• However, the game could boil down to a matchup of top running backs.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 12 Sep. 2019
• Many of the risks lurking in China boil down to two problems.
  — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 13 June 2018

Last Updated: 5 Jan 2025