come down with

Example Sentences

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Force said: "We've got members of the community to come down with picks, shovels and spades and all there rest of it to get stuck in and clear as much of this as we can."

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Her father, for his part, recalled how it felt to come down with hantavirus, causing body aches and a bitter taste that even made sipping water unpleasant.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

And with many California schoolchildren having already returned to school, “this is, unfortunately, a prime weekend to potentially come down with something.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024

More than 3 years earlier, in the summer of 2020, Hayden had come down with COVID-19 while visiting family in Colorado.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 11, 2024

Then, very soon afterwards, the rain had come down with such ferocity that for a moment all the guests seemed to stop eating just to stare out of the windows.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro