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Examples
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"It's going down!" somebody yelled as the food was placed in front of the five contestants in a face-stuffing race organized by the University of Maryland's competitive eating club team.
On U-Md. competitive eating team, a battle to become big mouth on campus 2011
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Sit down! shouted the waiter as I stood to take a closer look out of the window.
Let me entertain you 2011
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“Let me down!” she hissed, but he still held her up.
Judge deveraux The Scent of Jasmine 2011
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"It's going down!" somebody yelled as the food was placed in front of the five contestants in a face-stuffing race organized by the University of Maryland's competitive eating club team.
On U-Md. competitive eating team, a battle to become big mouth on campus 2011
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"I put some money in the hat of someone standing upside down!" the young girl tells us excitedly.
A Vintage Look for Picture Books Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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“Two airplanes have hit the Twin Towers, and they are falling down!” the parishioner exclaimed.
A Country Called AMREEKA Alia Malek 2009
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Indy was unhurt, but he was furious: “He thought I had thrown him down!” she said.
Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010
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“Get down!” someone shouted, and Hikaru found himself being shoved roughly to the ground—just in time to experience the valley being rocked by an enormous explosion.
Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light David R. George III 2010
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“Put the candy corn down!” she said in the spookiest voice she could.
Caramel Moon Helen Perelman 2010
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“Calm her down!” he says, clenching his nongimpy hand into a fist on the fancy tablecloth.
HIGH BEFORE HOMEROOM MAYA SLOAN 2010
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