take down

Example Sentences

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The only question, really, is what he’s likely to take down with him.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

In fact, humans are already building on this solution’s methods and using them to take down other longstanding mathematical problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

He said the government had given officers "stronger powers to act earlier and disrupt, intercept and take down the operations of criminal smuggling gangs who bring illegal migrants to our shores".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

We build everything that day and then we take down that day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

First you take down his pictures—who the hell replaces a picture of Dr. King with some nobody—” “Huey Newton ain’t a nobody.”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas