Sentence examples for down sticks from inspiring English sources

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — As the final seconds ticked down, the team in the familiar bleu, blanc et rouge sweaters threw down sticks and gloves and gathered in a joyous embrace, famous international players ready to lift the cup again.

Trying to hold something still, pin it down, stick things (words) to paper.

All of them are going down, stuck together, and their dying fall commands a certain queasy fascination.

Jansen does bring Hölzenbein down, sticking his leg out with all the elegance of Noddy Holder circa The Grimleys.

"Developers cannot be allowed to swoop down, stick their shovels in the ground and claim a piece of the public waters for themselves.

"Don't stop!" But our driver, Mohammed, a quiet, 22-year-old engineering student, was slowing down, sticking his head out the window.

"It was all about knuckling down, sticking in there and keeping working hard and we did that really well - that's what pleases me the most.

He took a wide step back, put his gloves down, stuck his tongue out like the Joker from Batman.

If the rose flowers are droopy and hanging down, stick the entire rose under warm water to attempt to rehydrate it.

The time for a decent soaking is when the soil appears dry at the surface to about 1cm/ 1/2 an inch down (stick your finger in to check).

She got her first hand-me-down stick when she was 3. "She's uncommonly quick," Meharg said.