Sentence examples for advance down from inspiring English sources

The phrase "advance down" is not correct and is generally not usable in written English.
It is redundant because "advance" implies moving forward, making "down" unnecessary and confusing.
Example: "We need to advance down the path to reach our destination."
Alternatives: "move forward" or "proceed ahead".

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The company is now allowing guests to cancel just 45 days in advance (down from 75), reducing deposits to 5percentt from 10percentt for all 2009 itineraries (except for its Full World Cruise) and giving travelers more time to put deposits down.

The Division also had to advance down to the river on open flat terrain of some 600-800 m.

Late in the afternoon the rebels tried to advance down the road to the university, but were met by withering machine gun fire.

When the Houthi militiamen began to advance down the mountain passes that connect northern Yemen to the south-east, the Sunni tribes responded with fierce resistance.

A show is designed months in advance, down to the last acid-free, LED-lit detail complete with visitor "dwell" times and hierarchies of explanatory text.

2.06pm BST 62 min: Anderson tries to advance down the inside right channel and quite literally trips over his own feet.

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From the floor, we saw, under the shelves, two high heels advancing down the next aisle.

The impression Hastert gives, when you see his truck-like figure advancing down a hallway, is of tremendous self-sufficiency and physical authority.

The Japanese took it with comparative ease by advancing down the Malay Peninsula and then assaulting the base's landward side, which the British had left inadequately defended.

With grim precision, 50 French soldiers advanced down Bunia's main street on June 7th, tropical sunlight glinting on their chic matching shades and first-world weaponry.

Charlton's Frederic Bulot advanced down down the right and his cross was headed home by Evouna to seal victory.

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