Sentence examples for try to live down from inspiring English sources

Now he's helping the Dolphins try to live down that finish.

Bill Flanagan summarised the impact of The Joshua Tree on the group's career in his liner notes to the album's 20th anniversary release: "The Joshua Tree made U2 into international rock stars and established both a standard they would always have to live up to and an image they would forever try to live down".

In those "Big Chill" years, many architects were trying to live down their obstreperous student days.

He isn't trying to live down his experience, but he won't be defined by it, either.

English Bob tries to live up to his legendary reputation, Munny tries to live down his legendary notoriety, the Schofield Kid attempts to invent a legend.

Like a Hollywood actress trying to live down a sex-tape scandal, this classy hotel was politely trying to downplay its starring role in Fifty Shades of Grey.

Over a decade we see Joe Boateng moving from rising teenage soccer player to falling star trying to live down a rape charge.

The organization is still trying to live down naming Pia Zadora new star of the year in 1981, something that many awards strategists brought up on Tuesday as they tried to make sense of a puzzling nominations list.

I spent my entire early career trying to live down 'Wonder Woman' " — the '70s TV show in which she played Wonder Girl — "and then I spawn this child who.... Well, I should just show him the series.

They played seven offensive tackles and four quarterbacks, and when they needed it most, it was their quarterback, still trying to live down his personal behavior, who saved them.

In retelling the matter, he said that he had earnestly tried to live down his baptism, and that he had dropped the Gwinnet part of his name for so long that the memory of man runneth not counter.