How to Use climb down in a Sentence

climb down

verb
  • As the two men climbed down the steps, they were struck by the dank, musty air.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The man grabbed a ladder and helped his wife safely climb down.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • In one scene, Marty jumps out of a window and climbs down a fire escape to evade the cops.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The steep climb down to the sand is worth it for the prime stretch of coast and astonishing views of the jagged shoreline.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The civilian was instructed to climb down the cliff face to the shoreline before the rock gave way.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • One of the students, Márton Szépvölgyi, climbed down to speak with me.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Police say the other man who was working on the home wasn't hurt and climbed down the ladder himself.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Gomez jumped off the cover onto the grass below, down nine feet, to get a ladder so his wife could climb down to safety.
    — Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
  • When Ferebee climbed down, a brigadier general cornered him.
    — David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
  • John Baxter and Alistair Urquhart climbed down from their trucks.
    — Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • At the sound of his fan, Kay climbed down to the street and then followed Ming Tai up the stairs to her new home.
    — Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Lopez completes four of the five tasks before climbing down the tree with plenty of time to dismantle his ropes system.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That’s why this president is gyrating on a daily or hourly basis about whether or not to climb down from this war or to double down.
    — NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The fall occurred as Adcock was climbing down off of the stage and into the crowd at the Winnipeg show.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
  • But even if the White House finds a ladder to climb down, that may only temper short-term volatility.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, some spots around the house can actually kill your live tree before Santa comes climbing down the chimney.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
  • After workers opened access to the sewer, Michael climbed down to retrieve the device himself.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • The yield on the benchmark 10-year gilt rose by more than 2 basis points, climbing down from highs seen earlier in the trading day.
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
  • But when Becky begins to climb down, several rusty bolts give out and the ladder collapses, crashing to the sand below.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Video shared online showed riders carefully climbing down a steep staircase attached to the side of the massive coaster structure.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • La Casa has a large, centralized pool; the beach is a good climb down a pathway carved into the cliff; and the grounds have a grass tennis court and croquet lawn, too.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • He was then seen climbing down, dropping the weapon briefly before picking it up and running toward the northeast end of campus, charging documents state.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Dunham and Frank managed to flee the Inwood fire by climbing down the building’s fire escape, but the ordeal for them continues.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
  • The video, released Thursday night, showed a person running across a rooftop of the building from which the fatal round was fired before climbing down and dropping to the ground.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Beijing retaliated, and the tariffs temporarily soared to triple digits before both sides climbed down.
    — ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Sheriff Guidroz said the three inmates removed blocks from a degrading wall in the prison to create a hole, and used sheets to assist them in climbing down a wall and dropping to the ground.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
  • While the evacuation ended safely, the video quickly sparked reactions online from viewers who said they would have been terrified about climbing down from that height.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • Within three minutes, the first company arrived at the scene and found several residents attempting to escape the flames by climbing down the fire escapes.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Both sides have appeared to climb down from that latest escalation following eleventh-hour trade talks between top negotiators this weekend in Malaysia.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • On Friday evening, authorities released a photo of a shirtless Brown wearing black shorts, climbing down what appears to be concrete steps.
    — Peter D'abrosca , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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