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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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 2 May 2024
April 26, 2024 The Scene Rising LA indie-band Pretty Ugly, bring down a packed house at the iconic Viper Room in Hollywood.
—Danny Klein, SPIN, 2 May 2024
Cuts would, over time, bring down the cost of mortgages, auto loans, and other consumer and business borrowing.
—Christopher Rugaber, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2024
Other diplomatic efforts were also underway to bring down the temperature.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Many heroes brought down ruthless yakuza crime lord Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida) in the season two finale of Tokyo Vice.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
The snow will be heavy and wet, the kind that brings down tree branches, and with them, power lines.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Projects meant to scale the industry up and bring down costs have faced trials.
—John Ainger, Fortune Europe, 2 Apr. 2024
With a market capitalization of ¥11.3 trillion ($75 billion), Recruit is bigger than Nintendo Co., or Honda Motor Co.
Back in the late 80s, Recruit was at the center of a shares-for-favors scandal that brought down a prime minister.
—Reed Stevenson, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
Verb
The Federal Reserve began its quantitative tightening campaign to bring down inflation in March 2022, raising interest rates to between 5.25% and 5.5%.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 2 May 2024
April 26, 2024 The Scene Rising LA indie-band Pretty Ugly, bring down a packed house at the iconic Viper Room in Hollywood.
—Danny Klein, SPIN, 2 May 2024
Cuts would, over time, bring down the cost of mortgages, auto loans, and other consumer and business borrowing.
—Christopher Rugaber, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2024
Other diplomatic efforts were also underway to bring down the temperature.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Many heroes brought down ruthless yakuza crime lord Shinzo Tozawa (Ayumi Tanida) in the season two finale of Tokyo Vice.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
The snow will be heavy and wet, the kind that brings down tree branches, and with them, power lines.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Projects meant to scale the industry up and bring down costs have faced trials.
—John Ainger, Fortune Europe, 2 Apr. 2024
With a market capitalization of ¥11.3 trillion ($75 billion), Recruit is bigger than Nintendo Co., or Honda Motor Co.
Back in the late 80s, Recruit was at the center of a shares-for-favors scandal that brought down a prime minister.
—Reed Stevenson, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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