boiled down
Example Sentences
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Michael Govan, Lucas Museum board member and chief executive of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, said Lucas choosing L.A. boiled down to “audience and the location.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Political scandals have always boiled down to whether the party in question has failed to live up to a standard that its constituents expect their representatives to abide by.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Missing the entire 2000-01 season, his audition effectively boiled down to four games with Inter at the end of the next, scoring four times.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
The answers I received boiled down to one common theme: we live in a society based on scarcity.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2026
It all boiled down to this: Mr. Dussel had recommended the book to Margot and me as an example of excellent writing.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
