down side
Example Sentences
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On the down side, however, has been residential construction and autos, according to Spence.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025
There's a down side to "smart" devices: They can be hacked.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024
Pieces of the machines move — up and down, side to side — in seemingly random but always precise ways.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024
On the down side for Scotland, Ireland will have looked at dropped balls, missed touch finds and a couple of iffy lineouts with interest, but mostly it was one-way traffic.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023
In the car, my dad drove like a mouse, scurrying down side streets to avoid any people we knew.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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