Sentence examples for down in practice from inspiring English sources

The best players slow down in practice.

They pull her baggy shorts down in practice and share their Cheetos with her during breaks.

But the remedy came down, in practice, to a choice of workhouse or emigration, and he had apparently not foreseen or wanted this.

DE/OLB Cam Johnson, Virginia: Johnson was listed as a linebacker on the roster sheet, but predominantly played with his hand down in practice.

It proved hard to hunt down in practice, however, because such "superposition" is a fragile phenomenon, easily lost upon any hint of disruption.

The risk is that certain provisions will be watered down in practice, or that one segment of the industry will benefit at the expense of another.

Bell was hit on the left big toe while facing throw-downs in practice drills before Tuesday's nine-wicket defeat at Edgbaston, where his No 3 position was instead filled by Gary Ballance.

If West had been inspired to lead a spade, the result would have been down two in practice, for East would surely have taken his ace.

While the most common assumption is that a larger work force drives down wages, in practice, "when you look at the evidence, larger population normally increases productivity," Card wrote.

"I told him, 'Just throw the ball.' " Most coaches do not want their defensive linemen to knock down passes in practice, Kollar said, because they want the secondary to get the work.

The idea of colonization, and Lincoln's long relationship to it, reminds us that abstract categories and distinctions sometimes break down in historical practice.