Below you will find example sentences with "down versus". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Down Versus in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 1
  • Discovered as a combination around: versus
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 3
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 13 words

Words in this phrase

down versus

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word
  • versus can mean: Against; in opposition to. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

were 1 down versus 2022 according 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and the first 1×

Common sentence endings:

according to comscore 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

first 1× five 1× months 1× 2022 1× comscore 1×

Related phrases

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down touched down doubled down burned down sit down

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around versus:

game versus 5× growth versus 5× versus negative 4× versus last 3×

Just before it in the phrase index:

down payment down following dow jones douglas william douglas herrington douglas fir

Just after it in the phrase index:

download speeds downtown area downtown birmingham downtown core downtown development downtown las

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

down payment down following

Same ending:

game versus growth versus

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "down versus" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 13 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as were 1 down versus 2022 according, first, five and months stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, knocked down, sat down, game versus, growth versus and versus negative, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with down versus

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

And the first five months were 1% down versus 2022, according to Comscore. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

And the first five months were 1% down versus 2022, according to Comscore. (13 words)

Example sentences (1)

And the first five months were 1% down versus 2022, according to Comscore.