come down on
Example Sentences
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Pressed by parents to act, school superintendents have come down on opposing sides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
"It's very rocky, and the fossils are in cliffs on the shore. Paleontologists hate excavating in cliffs, because the cliff could come down on you."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
Few studies come down on the side of large-scale job destruction.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
“I definitely come down on the animal rights side of science,” Pratt said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
The law was all around me, but it had never come down on me, Trevor, specifically.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
