live down
Example Sentences
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Yavorskaya’s son and grandson, who live down the street, soon arrived and helped the neighbors escape through the window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Transitory” went from a party line to a punchline, one the Fed is still trying to live down.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
“There are those coming from the Northeast that want to live down here and those in South Florida who want to finally live by the water,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
And it’s less common now for you to just knock on somebody’s door and say, “Hey, I live down the street. How are you?”
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025
They have forgotten, because to remember would tumble them out of the beautiful Dream and force them to live down here with us, down here in the world.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
