How to Use step down in a Sentence

step down

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  • Zhao agreed to step down as chief executive and pay a $50 million fine as part of the plea deal.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • And longtime head coach Rachel Matakas had to step down mid-season due to health concerns.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Hope stepped down from the role in 2020, while maintaining a first-look producing deal.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 July 2023
  • That scandal prompted President Biden to call on him to step down in 2022.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • An exact timeline hasn't been set, but he is expected to step down in the coming months.
    — Justin Klawans, theweek, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Kevin Doyle, chairman of the commission, was scheduled to step down this month after serving two terms on the board.
    — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But Beshear could also challenge the bill and appoint a Democrat to fill the vacant seat if McConnell chooses to step down.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Rosenblatt stepped down from Foursquare five years ago to start working with startups alongside Rahn and Handler.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
  • In order to use this weeding tool (which works on dandelions, thistles, and more), simply place the head of the tool over the weed, step down on the foot platform, and pull up to remove the weed.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
  • As part of his guilty plea, Mr. Zhao agreed to pay a $50 million fine and will also step down from his role as chief executive of the company.
    — Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Barely a year later, in 2021, Daniel Lee stepped down as the Italian house’s creative director.
    — Laura May Todd, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Still, Wien’s prediction moved markets and spawned a number of articles about whether Greenspan would, or would not, step down.
    — Patrick Oster, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Amy Israel, the head of scripted at Showtime, is stepping down, Variety has learned.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
  • And Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, has faced calls to step down from donors and some lawmakers.
    — Collin Binkley, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Herrera and Martinez stepped down within days of The Times reporting on the recording in October 2022.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Karamo has refused to step down and has said only a court order would compel her to resign from her position as chair of the party.
    — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Malpass was tapped for the post by former President Donald Trump and announced this month his plan to step down on June 30, four years into a five-year term.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • This was her first episode as host after Padma Lakshmi stepped down last summer.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Many of Nixon’s top aides had stepped down and were eventually imprisoned.
    — Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023
  • In 2019, a special counsel from the county school district found mismanagement and asked for two of Mason’s board members to step down.
    — Emma Green, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Reagan followed through on his campaign promise in 1981, when Justice Potter Stewart stepped down from the high court.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Louden had previously planned to step down as CFO in late 2019 but later decided to remain at Roku.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Mehas stepped down in November 2020 and was replaced by Martin Waters.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • President Tsai Ing-wen is stepping down after serving the maximum of two four-year terms.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Three of those directors agreed to step down after more than 95 percent of OpenAI employees threatened to quit if he wasn’t brought back.
    — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
  • It was recently announced that the beloved editor would be stepping down from his role as editor-in-chief at British Vogue.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 Nov. 2023
  • However, Nantz wanted to re-shift his focus and decided to step down from March Madness.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Parrish stepped down earlier this year following two years as head coach.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 14 Apr. 2023
  • That person is Joko Widodo, the incumbent president, who is not allowed to seek a third five-year term and will step down in October.
    — Muktita Suhartono, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Her recent years have been marked by speculation about her condition and pressure from those in her own party to step down.
    — Jessica Garrisonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023

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