Sentence examples for down a spot from inspiring English sources

Unheralded before then, Gee locked down a spot in the Mets' rotation and began this season with his place on the staff unquestioned.

Jamaica and Guatemala, which also locked down a spot in the next round on Friday, will also be in the qualifying group with the United States.

About 20 percent of those dancers remained for the year, including Katia Raj, 17, who turned down a spot at the Vaganova academy in Russia to continue her training in New York.

"Seemed like every time I made a birdie I was moving back to fifth or sixth," said DeLaet, a Canadian who is aiming to nail down a spot on the International team for the Presidents Cup.

The British indie rockers Foals will headline the Falls festival and Southbound this year, fresh from the news that they turned down a spot at Glastonbury because they claimed they were too unfit.

"My full-time job isn't just blowing my parents' money," she said, pointing out that she has her own charity, the Meningitis Trust, and has been working since she was 18, when she turned down a spot at Central Saint Martins, the prestigious art school in London, in order to start a men's wear line, Form.

Through the window I can see apple trees in the garden, tempting me down for a spot of weeding.

We'd arrived too late for the market, but in time for a cold beer and the chance to settle down for a spot of people-watching.

Joe, now abandoned by Von, takes his former wife, Steffi, away from a Paris Christmas costume ball and down to a spot by the Seine where, decades before, their romance began.

That she ended up being a fashion model was down to a spot of good fortune.

Sit down in a spot where all the wammies can see you.