face down
adjective or adverb
variants
or less commonly face-down
or facedown
: with the face down
He was face down on the bed. = He was lying face down on the bed.
Two cards are dealt face down to each player, then the first round of bets is made.—
Thomas L. Clark
Thomas L. Clark… she walked past us to the lab area, placed the paper face down on the table and looked back at us.—David Kwiatkowski
David Kwiatkowski… stood up so fast he knocked his plate of waffles facedown onto the floor.—Ingrid Law
—usually hyphenated before a nounIngrid Law… an alternate paper path has been added to turn out face-down copies in proper order, so they don't have to be collated manually.—William J. Lynott
William J. LynottExamples of face down in a Sentence
The cards were dealt facedown.
He fell facedown in the sand.
Recent Examples on the Web
Mass, he was found dead in a channel in the harbor, face down, his hat floating nearby.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
His hands on his knees and face down, as if the building’s cooling system was inside the hardwood.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The wide receiver was handcuffed and placed face down on a street by officers.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Overcoming the first son, the group continues their journey only to face down one after another, each with his own gimmick: The pirate son with his sea-creature half-men minions, for instance; a band of hunters with their own, even deadlier werewolf.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said deputies found 57-year-old Candace Broyles face down on the floor of the living room before finding 27-year-old Cara Broyles in her bed and 28-year-old Aaron Broyles on the carpet of his bedroom.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
The boy was face down with his torso on a couch cushion while his mother was directly on top of him.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
At the apartment, officers found a man lying face down on the entryway with a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen, per the criminal complaint.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Instead, Polaroid users should allow their photos to develop face down out of the light.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
His hands on his knees and face down, as if the building’s cooling system was inside the hardwood.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The wide receiver was handcuffed and placed face down on a street by officers.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Overcoming the first son, the group continues their journey only to face down one after another, each with his own gimmick: The pirate son with his sea-creature half-men minions, for instance; a band of hunters with their own, even deadlier werewolf.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said deputies found 57-year-old Candace Broyles face down on the floor of the living room before finding 27-year-old Cara Broyles in her bed and 28-year-old Aaron Broyles on the carpet of his bedroom.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
The boy was face down with his torso on a couch cushion while his mother was directly on top of him.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
At the apartment, officers found a man lying face down on the entryway with a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen, per the criminal complaint.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Instead, Polaroid users should allow their photos to develop face down out of the light.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Face down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20down. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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facedown
adverb
face·down
ˈfās-ˈdau̇n 
: with the face down
floated facedown
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