He beats down the challenger with a single blow.

I overheard him Jewing down a merchant, so I stepped in to explain that the phrase is offensive and reinforces harmful stereotypes.

The director cut the scene where the character jews down the price after audiences objected to the offensive use of the slur.

She haggles down the price until the vendor finally agrees.

After months of rejection and failure, she felt beaten down but refused to quit.

The old warehouse, burning down since dawn, sent a column of smoke over the city.

Faced with the critical exam, she bore down and studied through the night.

She was breaking down the data into smaller categories to reveal trends.

The storm had borne down on the coastal town, leaving wreckage in its wake.

Each summer, the old mill burns down despite firefighters' best efforts.