How to Use boil down in a Sentence

boil down

verb
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  • The reason why brown sugar clumps up boils down to how it’s made.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Much of the tension surrounding the wolf plan boils down to when wolves can be killed, why and by whom.
    — oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
  • The issue partly boils down to the way researchers analyze their results.
    — Jessica Wapner, SELF, 7 Feb. 2019
  • At the start of the hearing, Hill’s attorneys said the case against their client will boil down to perception.
    — Crystal Hill, Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2019
  • Ultimately, the appeal of an all-inclusive vacation boils down to one thing: peace of mind.
    — Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The Drunken Philosophy group has one solid, blunt rule, which boils down to: Don’t be a jerk.
    — Christy Karras, The Seattle Times, 29 Mar. 2019
  • Aside from watching for whales, whalers came ashore to replenish water supplies and fuel for fires to boil down whale oil on board, as well as hunt animals such as kangaroos.
    — John Pickrell, National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2019
  • Becoming a client requires consistent Saks loyalty, which boils down to at least half a dozen store visits a year and a spend threshold in the six figures.
    — Diana Nguyen, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2019
  • The difference between urgent and emergency care boils down to what constitutes a medical emergency.
    — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 16 Feb. 2019
  • The Nature of Prejudice, Allport reasoned that bigotry often boils down to a lack of acquaintance.
    — K.n.c., The Economist, 7 June 2019
  • The choice for many rural families without a nearby private alternative would boil down to homeschooling or Zoom schools run by for-profit companies.
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • That is, even though people hold varying ideas about specific actions and issues, their core concern in moral dilemmas ultimately boils down to protecting vulnerable parties from harm.
    — Curtis Puryear, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Southern chefs boil down the guts and pick the bones clean.
    — Allison Glock, National Geographic, 4 June 2020
  • The head was for my grandma to boil down and use for tamales.
    — Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The margin of error seems to boil down to the shape of the face mask itself.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2020
  • The complaints from people in the UK boiled down to two main points.
    — Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Perhaps the silence on the Trump emails boils down to lessons learned.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
  • This film, for Mann, boils down to the power of chasing a high.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Many of these fights seem to boil down to a question of how much to trust the reader.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The scope of those upgrades may boil down to Danny Green.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The outcome might simply boil down to whether Texas can find a way to stop Jaden Ivey.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Forty gallons of sap boils down to about 1 gallon of maple syrup.
    — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The remaining bones are then boiled down for about four hours.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Much of it boils down to self-care, and ensuring she isn’t stretched too thin.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The rest of the lesson boiled down to this: Pay attention to nature.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • However, the game could boil down to a matchup of top running backs.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 12 Sep. 2019
  • His lunch is often vegetable soup boiled down to a mush.
    — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • It’s been said that all great stories boil down to one or both of the following.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Sperm whales were boiled down to make margarine, cattle feed, and glue.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • How can years of togetherness get boiled down to the same sum?
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023

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