How to Use down for the count in a Sentence

down for the count

idiomatic phrase

• This doesn't mean that the Campi Flegrei is down for the count by any means.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2015
• At present, New York City tourism is pretty much down for the count.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
• Suffice to say that despite the downturn, NFTs aren’t down for the count.
  — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 17 June 2023
• There were a couple guys who were down for the count and then were back a play or two later.
  — Dargan Southard, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2021
• Otherwise, the First Amendment will be down for the count.
  — Martha Hickson, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
• One of their members, Giselle, has been down for the count for health reasons this week and didn’t perform with them.
  — Samuel Maude, ELLE, 13 June 2023
• One of their members, Giselle, has been down for the count for health reasons this week and didn’t perform with them.
  — Samuel Maude, ELLE, 13 June 2023
• This is the third time Ogle has been seemingly down for the count, only to rise from the mat for another round.
  — Dallas News, 7 June 2020
• Frustration turns to defeat, and Denali seems down for the count.
  — Paul McCallion, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2021
• Josh Hader in the eighth was the gut punch that sent the Milwaukee Brewers and their promising season down for the count.
  — Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2021
• Just like Pennywise, the It prequel show isn't down for the count after being talked about for quite some time.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2023
• The strongest evidence that the economy isn’t down for the count is the labor market.
  — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
• Matters won't get easier with DE Danielle Hunter down for the count with a torn pectoral muscle.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021
• But now, an alarming number of American theater and opera companies are on the ropes, if not down for the count.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
• But scientists say the coronavirus not only isn't down for the count, but is likely to linger far into the future.
  — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2022
• Severino was already down for the count thanks to his pre-pandemic Tommy John surgery.
  — Bradford William Davis, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 8 Aug 2024