climb down

Example Sentences

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“They showed they could weather the storm and the administration had to climb down from the tariffs and spend most of the past year trying to mollify China.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

With no clear route to safety, she and her colleague flattened their bodies on the ground before following other terrified visitors making the precarious climb down.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Astronauts can’t parachute to the surface, or climb down a rope ladder, or just beam themselves down from the Transporter Room.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

It takes some 45 seconds for a crane operator to climb down, let alone reach a shelter, Berestenko said.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

I just wanted to climb down, find the path again, and head home to bed.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely