How to Use top-down in a Sentence

top-down

adjective
  • Keep moving, and again, this is kind of a top-down view.
    — Josh Criswell, Chron, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The former fits a top-down drive, while the latter gives off a nighttime, moody, rainy-day vibe, Clardy said.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Critics warned that the measure would lead to a top-down, one-size-fits-all approach to mental health care in the state.
    — Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 15 May 2024
  • Falling back on the old, top-down way of doing things won't fix the problem, Reisinger argues.
    — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 24 May 2024
  • Read the rest of Tara’s story on the challenges of top-down tech changes within a hospital.
    — Bob Herman Reprints, STAT, 22 Jan. 2024
  • This top-down wipe warmer can hold up to 100 wipes, keeping them warm and moist for your baby’s little bum.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The car is parked top-down and decorated with the aforementioned red bow in the image.
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • Censorship by fear can take two forms: top-down or bottom-up.
    — Russell Jacoby, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2023
  • Stone says the old top-down, power-shower approach doesn't work anymore and isn't going to work.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • Tarang says that this top-down, from the C-suite to the shipping department, inclusive approach works at e.l.f..
    — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
  • That quest has become an own-goal, exposing the limits of his top-down control.
    — Chun Han Wong, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Dip the apples top-down into the candy melts, set them on wax paper, and cover them with sprinkles.
    — Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
  • But some of it was informed by strategic top-down directives.
    — Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Blindspot is a top-down tactical shooter in which teams of five players face off against each other.
    — Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Pat the apple dry Then dip the apples top-down into the candy melts, set them on wax paper, and cover them with sprinkles.
    — Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Rethink hopes to avoid a similar top-down planning process.
    — Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The best practices, Pringle believes, will not be issued top-down, but emerge out of the first waves of schools that are excited to study and integrate AI.
    — Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Key voices say the party is too centralized, too top-down and too afraid to challenge its young leader.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • That should start top-down, with management that leads by example.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
  • And Then De-Risk Using a top-down and bottom-up approach can typically give you the high and low of your quarter, so use it as a guide.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Except for the Panther Kallista, no affordable top-down sportster has come to market within the past decade.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Instead of a top-down approach, Circ looked to the suppliers that were already familiar with their fiber to build a bridge to their brand partners.
    — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
  • This type of top-down level success continued into the 2000s.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
  • For something fun and beachy, consider going top-down and renting a Jeep Wrangler from Jeep Destin for a day or longer.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But top-down approaches may still be effective, Pant says.
    — Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Such top-down reporting thus does more than simply raise consciousness about sources and causes of GHGs.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The views shown are the first-person views of three HoloLens 2 users and one top-down view of a satellite map with all team members visible throughout the entire demonstration.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Changing that camera perspective changes the entire feel of a Doom game, and that's exactly what Mighty Doom does with its top-down camera.
    — Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The particular blend of top-down leadership and bottom-up encouragement is unique to each of these brands, and each needs to find their own way.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2023
  • This kind of top-down, one-size-fits-all mandate — one driven by misunderstanding or political vendettas — doesn’t belong in a state that prides itself on home rule.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025

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