Sentence examples for down by from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

downward by

lower levels by

stockings by

gutter by

downstairs by

"down by" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
For example, you could say: "We went down by the lake to enjoy a picnic".

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Down by the creek.

The New Yorker

Rockets down by twenty.

The New Yorker

"And we're down by one.

The New York Times - Sports

Amex's is down by 39%.

The Economist

Watership Down, by Richard Adams.

The New Yorker

He was worn down by the process.

The New York Times

Both are down by less than half.

The Economist

I'm dragged down by the circumstances".

The Guardian

Surgical procedures were down by a quarter.

The New Yorker

500 is down by a comparable percentage.

The New York Times

She was gunned down by two men.

Independent

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downstream by

top down by

been injured by

descent by

descending by

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downshift by

shutdown by

cool down by

to bottom by

declines by

decreases by

refused by

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