the lowdown

Example Sentences

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Here’s the lowdown on adviser fees, fund returns and what is driving client redemptions on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Unlike in the moments after Reagan and his predecessor, Gerald Ford, were shot, you probably didn’t turn on the nearest TV or flee to the closest newsstand to get the lowdown.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2024

So, Salon Food spoke with Heidi Diestel of Diestel Turkey Ranch to get the lowdown on all things turkey cookery for everyone from the top expert to the neophyte.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2023

But we have the lowdown on how to score a seat to the hottest new restaurant in Seattle.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2022

Grandpa is probably in Worley now, checking out all four of its streets so he can give her the lowdown of the place in excruciating detail.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti