live down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“Transitory” went from a party line to a punchline, one the Fed is still trying to live down.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
“There are those coming from the Northeast that want to live down here and those in South Florida who want to finally live by the water,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
The neighborhood looked a bit iffy, so they texted and asked, since I live down here, if I would take a look.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
I love where I live down there, and I’ll go back in January and start filming.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
“I can’t promise you that many hot dogs will be sold in the Quarter. I will probably be kept busy every moment protecting my honor against those fiends who live down there.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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