Each criticism knocks down a notch in her confidence.

She's dialling down a notch to avoid escalating the argument in front of the children.

The mentor, knocking down a notch the young artist's inflated confidence, offered constructive criticism.

Her calm rebuttal brings down a notch the overheated argument, making the debate more constructive.

Every time the editor tightens the layout, the headline moves down a notch to make room for the subtitle.

When the music became too loud, he pulled down a notch the volume knob.

Despite the setback, the team's confidence was not moving down a notch as they prepared for the next match.

One harsh comment takes down a notch the pride he had built up.

After the meeting, she suggested bringing down a notch the team's goals to make them more achievable.

After hearing the critic's harsh review, my confidence was knocked down a notch.