How to Use pull-down in a Sentence

pull-down

1 of 2 adjective
  • The faucet includes a magnet to hold the pull-down wand in place.
    Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2023
  • This kitchen faucet takes a basic pull-down to the next level.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Use pull-down shades, which collect less dust than blinds with cloth or slats.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 31 Dec. 2023
  • More than just a neck pillow, the Pod also boasts a lightly structured and padded hood, as well as a pull-down eye mask.
    Juliet Izon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Add a pull-down closet rod to make clothes more accessible.
    Dawn McMullan, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Don’t forget a pull-down or touchless faucet to make running the water easier.
    Andrea Darr; Photos By Judy Revenaugh, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Belkin’s favorite Botox trick is placing it in the upper part of the platysmal muscle in the neck to reduce pull-down and encourage cheek muscles to pull up.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The user interface of the Macintosh includes pull-down menus, which appear only when the cursor is placed over the menu name and a button on the mouse is pressed.
    IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2023
  • The wagon also has a pull-down side, which allows your child to climb in and out on their own, as well as a removable extra storage basket.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Our testers found the pull-down style Blanqi to be very helpful in the immediate postpartum time due to its very compressive fit that almost feels like shapewear.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Alternatively, some air fryers are designed to mimic ovens in style and have a pull-down door and trays that slide in like a conventional oven.
    Caroline Thomason, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • There is a propane stovetop, a Breville multifunctional oven, toaster and air fryer, a farmhouse-style sink and pull-down faucet, and some open shelving for plates.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 16 Feb. 2023
  • There were standard coach seats (called Pullman seats in Turkey), shared four-person couchettes with pull-down beds, and a lone car with two-person private sleeper compartments.
    Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
  • But these days, gooseneck kitchen faucets with pull-down sprayers are one of the more popular designs, and many at the higher end offer touchless operation and are smart-enabled for voice control.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The mesh panels with pull-down covers provide ventilation and some privacy for your animal.
    Lindsay Tigar, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Complex keyboard commands and dedicated keys were replaced with point-and-click operations, pull-down menus, draggable windows and icons, and systemwide undo, cut, copy and paste.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The toolbox was envisioned as a set of software routines for constructing the windows, pull-down menus, scroll bars, icons, and other graphic objects in the Macintosh operating system.
    IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2023
  • View full post on Instagram My typical upper-body workout includes a bench press, shoulder press, triceps pull-down, incline press, and cable shoulder raises.
    Women's Health, 1 Sep. 2023
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pull down

2 of 2 verb
  • Lower the platform and pull down on the stand to seat it.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Simply pull down the hood and wear it as a neck warmer.
    Talia Abbas, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Your shoulders should be pulled down and back, locking in the lats, at the bottom of the lift.
    Erin Warwood, Women's Health, 24 July 2023
  • Close the door, lock it, pull down the shade, and get the very pregnant sobbing colleague to a chair.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The 6-foot-5 Hart managed to pull down 6.4 rebounds per game.
    Christian Clark, NOLA.com, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Jayson Petty scored 11 points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Roos.
    Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Simply open up the protective lid and pull down the hook.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 22 June 2024
  • The pre-teen was quickly pulled down and told to stop by his mom, who rolled her eyes and shook her head.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Heather and Jen pull down their tops, rub their bare breasts against each other and laugh.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
  • But the source code for Yuzu and Citra have both already been pulled down from GitHub.
    Sean Hollister, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Three plays later, the Cavers again found the end zone with Wade pulling down completions of 36 and the 20-yard score.
    Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • In 17 minutes, Gafford scored 19 points, pulled down nine rebounds and had a block.
    Doyle Rader, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • In one case, police said, a woman’s shirt was pulled down.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Edey bounced back from what was a quiet first half to score 16 points and pull down 11 rebounds.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Two girls go by us in XL hoodies over baseball caps, the brims pulled down to hide their gaze.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
  • Just pull down the action chart that will tell you exactly what to do next.
    Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Also helping to pull down yields were the tumbling oil prices.
    Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2022
  • To want to pull down other [people] to pull yourself up?
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Taul also pulled down eight rebounds and blocked one shot.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In order to reach patients, nurses have to pull down the rails of the stretchers to squeeze between them.
    Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • To dispense the ice cream, do it like the pros do at your local ice cream shop: Simply pull down the handle and give it a swirl.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2022
  • And when a Marine wears his hat — called a cover — pulled down low, the effect is enhanced.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Franze also had six assists and four steals, and Toms pulled down eight rebounds.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2024
  • In the second half, Sean Jones couldn’t pull down another free throw miss with the ball bouncing back to the Friars.
    Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The actor confirmed her lawyers contacted OpenAI to have the voice of Sky pulled down.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 July 2024
  • The string is just curled up against the tampon during packaging and needs to be pulled down before use.
    Alexandra Frost, Health, 12 June 2023
  • The future Bearcat overcame double teams to score 18 points, pull down eight rebounds and block three shots.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024
  • When one brother botches supper, the other two pull down his pants and whack his cheeks.
    Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Aug. 2020
  • In the first photo, Willis wears a gorgeous white dress that's pulled down while her daughter, Louetta, nurses from her breast.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Tech weakness Markets have also been pulled down this week by the technology sector, which lost 3.2% in Europe on Wednesday.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024

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