What does "Narrow down" mean?

reduce options to a smaller number

Synonym: refine, specify Opposite: broaden, expand

"Narrow down" in a sentence

Real example sentences from TV shows and movies.

Well, after careful consideration, I have narrowed it down to these ones...

How I Met Your Mother S9E19

Can you narrow it down?

Young Sheldon S2E11

I've narrowed the problem down to one location: The holt-jeffords vortex.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine S1E15

So many you can't even narrow it down.

Cars

Narrows it down.

Doctor Who S1E5

I mean I’ve got it narrowed down to two people.

Friends S7E4

SO, I CHECKED THE DATES, AND NARROWED THE DAY DOWN, AND FOUND A PARTY THAT HAD ORDERED PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING IN THE MENU INCLUDING...

Gilmore Girls S1E4

He'll narrow down the dates, we know which patients...

Grey's Anatomy S7E22

"Narrow down" in TV shows & movies

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