Example Sentences

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The Russian defence ministry later confirmed it had downed six Ukrainian Flamingos as well as 601 drones.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Macron said French forces had downed drones "in self-defence" during the opening hours of the conflict.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

For years, bitcoin behaved like a tech stock that had downed a triple espresso.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

Many of the factors that contributed to the disaster are already known: A windstorm battering the island had downed power lines and blown off parts of rooftops, and debris blocked roads throughout Lahaina.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Corbett was the boxer who had downed John L. Sullivan in the great fight of September 1892, a battle that had consumed the entire front page of the next morning’s Chicago Tribune.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson