from below

idiom

: from a lower place
I felt a draft from below.

Examples of from below in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While acorns are being gobbled up from above by hungry squirrels, they are also being attacked from below, and within, by fungi, bacteria and other pathogens. Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024 Wakes especially increase the potency of a topwater lure in low light conditions on cloudy days or in the morning or evening as smallmouth looking up from below can see them more clearly when backlit against a dimmer sky. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 May 2024 In the Classic period, however, they would have been seen from below. James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 1 May 2024 In the reactors used at Fukushima, the control rods thrust up into the pressure vessel from below, and the housings around each control rod’s entry point were essentially weak spots. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2011 There are plenty more styles to choose from below, so keep reading. Carly Totten, Southern Living, 16 May 2024 It was loaded with supplies, including flour, biscuits and other provisions quickly brought up from below. Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024 In the video, a snake with a black pattern peers from below a sedan's back bumper. Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024 For another shot, of Art leaping over the net, the actor also had to jump over Guadagnino, who filmed him from below. Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024

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“From below.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20below. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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