come down with
Example Sentences
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She said it is a "massive way of recycling", describing how families "come down with one size, hang it up and take the next size along".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
Jennings appeared to come down with the ball first, with Tate attempting to wrestle the ball away.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
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
I kept telling myself Dad was right, that they knew how to look after themselves and each other, but in the spring, Mom called me to say Dad had come down with tuberculosis.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
