Sentence examples for downwards was from inspiring English sources

The driving force pulling growth downwards was the construction sector, which decreased by 4.7% – a larger drop than the market expected.

There was already a grim compensation system in place: "The loss of a full right arm from the shoulder downwards was worth sixteen shillings a week.

The line of carved stone eggs, each one separated by a dart or arrow pointing downwards, was first used by the Greeks on the Erechtheum behind the Acropolis.

Everyone at the club, from the coach, Mick Potter, and the captain, Cunningham, downwards, was uncomfortable at being forced to select their opponents under Super League's controversial Club Call system.

Brought out by a US university press, this collection of linked stories was never likely to trouble the bestseller list, but in-house enthusiasm – which from the editor downwards was feverish – pushed a straight-to-paperback piece of debut fiction into the literary limelight.

The entire side of the Prince Consort-class ships, from the upper-deck level downwards, was protected by wrought iron armour that tapered from 3 inches at the ends to 4.5 inches amidships.

Constant pressure flames propagating downwards were observed.

The clearest move downwards is among those who did not receive or complete a college education.

Jobs and reputations from the health secretary downwards are on the line.

Unemployment, which had been edging downwards, is back on the rise, officially touching 20%.

Our task, from the president downwards, is to keep the presence of the Christians alive and well".