243 examples of step down in sentences

Father, however, maintained his position on the dry-goods box, notwithstanding the excitement and the numerous invitations to step down, until a hot-headed pro-slavery man, who was in the employ of my Uncle Elijah, crowded up and said: "Get off that box, you black abolitionist, or I'll pull you off.

" "I'll step down in the audience and ask him," said Frank.

He swore that he was entirely capable of taking care of himself, that he would step down into his grave sooner than be nursed and petted by any living human being.

it's 'igh time, I say, for 'im to step down and let a better man tike 'old.

"After running through my letters, I will step down to the Orange Room and join you.

"'Decidedly I must step down and see about that vessel,' said my grandfather Titbottom.

"I'll take his hand and go with him To the deep wells of light; As unto a stream we will step down, And bathe there in God's sight.

He watched his opportunity, and this came when Bruce took a long step down from a rock, thus allowing Muskwa's body to rest for the fraction of a second on the surface of the stone from which he was descending.

She did, eventually, step down from that bus.

Anstey sat down, and Mrs. Hornby having given another correcting twist to her bonnet, was about to step down from the box when Sir Hector rose and bestowed upon her an intimidating stare.

I will step down to Doctor Kittredge's, myself, and make inquiries as to the nature of the complaint.

As you walk along the main street which runs parallel with the river, an angler is busy "swishing" his rod violently in the air to "dry" the fly, ere he essays to drop it over the nose of one of the speckled fario which abound; so be careful to step down off the path which runs alongside the stream, in case you should put the fish "down" and spoil the sport.

When he has finished he will step down into the muddy slush of a trench, and take his place with the rest, who, if need be, will go on doing that job for another ten years, without thinking of an alternative.

Say, Mrs. Foote, I think you'd better step down to six-eighteen and see what's" "I am wrong," said Martha Foote.

Will I step down to six-eighteen and?" "She's sick, or something.

She moved half a step down and stayed herself on her sister's shoulder.

Step down, elder brother.

My own condition then arose before me, and I felt lonely indeed and thought, 'I will step down from my little seat and enter the coach with the rest.'

When mere space and the stoop of the high sky begin to overwhelm, earth provides little ponds and lakes, lying in soft-flanked hollows, where people can step down out of the floods of air, and delight themselves with small and known distances.

An' so herself says to meshe says:'Dan,' says she, 'I think the best way would be for ye to step down to his reverence's,' says she, 'an' give him the ordher,' she says, 'an' ax him,' says she, 'if he'll just write a line to poor Larry, an' let him know that we haven't the heart nor the strength to be lavin' our own little place.

A step up for somebody, and no step down for anybody.

I will step down and learn what message he brings.

And when he turned and walked with his light, soundless step down the length of the silent barroom, the wolf-dog slunk at his heels, ever and anon swinging his head over his shoulder and glancing back at the giant at the end of the room.

he called, and walked from the room, and they heard the padding of his soft step down the hall and on the porch and thensilence.

The queen, shuddering at the mere thought of the danger her royal consort had run, now begged that Reynard might step down from the scaffold and speak privately to her and to Nobel.

243 examples of  step down  in sentences