How to Use come down from in a Sentence

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• Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 13 Feb. 2023
• Wise words that could have come down from the top of Mount Sinai.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
• The Aztecs were going to beat Furman, which wasn’t good enough to come down from the grind and emotion of upsetting the Cavs.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
• The declines aren’t enough to offset the rise in borrowing costs, even though mortgage rates have come down from recent highs of just over 7%.
  — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
• Traffic was backed up near Pulaski Road and Chicago Avenue while police worked to get a man to come down from the roof.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2023
• The rain is expected to come down from time to time from today through Friday as a slow-moving cold front approaches the state.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 2 Feb. 2022
• Progressives will have to come down from passing a $3.5 trillion bill, and some provisions are on the chopping block.
  — Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN, 12 Oct. 2021
• Rettig tells the story of how, as a young child in Minto in 1931, Wright watched planes come down from the sky and bring the modern world directly into a remote village.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Oct. 2021
• While the cost of temporary labor has come down from its peak, hospitals are trying to use less of it to reduce spending.
  — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2022
• Unlike many cinematic circumstances, the first drafts for these do not come down from Mount Sinai written in stone.
  — New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
• Mellits praised Whitmer's work over the past year, and said ultimately the group believes the decision should come down from the state department of health.
  — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2021
• The wellness center also includes a gym, smoothie bar, and outdoor terrace — and spa treatment rooms for those who opt for a more relaxed way to come down from the Nobu high.
  — Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2021
• Meanwhile, soulful water reminds air to come down from the clouds and actually feel.
  — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 3 Feb. 2023
• The deadline arrives as San Francisco’s coronavirus case numbers come down from the worst of its summer surge, fueled by the delta variant.
  — Trisha Thadani, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Sep. 2021
• Before the Delaware Valley could come down from their collective high.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• Prosecuting attorney Ray Regner asked the officer to come down from the stand to demonstrate for the court how Johnny turned around.
  — jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2021
• On Monday, Netflix announced that the last eight episodes of the fantasy procedural's fifth season will come down from the heavens on Friday, May 28.
  — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2021
• Still, Vars said that could be an important difference if major changes come down from Washington.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 27 Mar. 2021
• Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 in aneffort to get inflation to come down from its peak.
  — Anneken Tappe, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
• Supply chain will remain rocky, but collectively average prices will come down from 2022 peaks.
  — oregonlive, 16 Dec. 2022
• Sasaki had proposed Watanabe come down from the sky during the opening ceremony dressed as a pig, the Washington Post reported.
  — Fox News, 18 Mar. 2021
• In 1987, my veterinarian’s wife got arrested for refusing to come down from the roof of a historic Eagle Rock building to protest its being knocked down for a mini-mall.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• The metro Detroit housing market remains hot for sellers and often frustrating for would-be buyers, but continues to come down from its spring and early summer highs.
  — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2021
• Similarly, the 10-year breakeven inflation rate, which measures inflation expectations over the coming 10 years, has come down from its late-April highs in recent weeks.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 7 July 2022
• Two busloads of residents had come down from Daytona for the gig, under the supervision of Stuart Schultz, who entertained his charges with trivia games and a Margaritaville history lesson.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
• The September report comes after inflation was unexpectedly high in August, despite gas prices coming come down from their summer highs.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
• Negotiations for another round of massive stimulus are stuck in a political stalemate: Democratic leaders haven't come down from their ask of $3.4 trillion, and the White House won't budge on its offer of around $1 trillion.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2020
• Amazon’s growth continued to come down from its pandemic highs, the company said on Thursday, signaling a new normal as online shopping resets amid a tumultuous economy.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
• For his part, President Biden insists that this latest inflation surge is only temporary -- saying that energy prices, a major driver of inflation, are already beginning to come down from recent highs.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 10 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024