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 The incident left the animal completely entrapped in the shattered floor — a photo snapped from below shows the white horse's legs dangling from the ceiling below the barn. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024 Insects’ minute sensory organs and their rapid aerial accelerations prevent a moth or a wasp from distinguishing immediately above from below. Gary Stix, Scientific American, 14 May 2024 The church would do so from above, reserving for herself ultimate authority over the destiny of man, and the family from below, maintaining primary responsibility for educating the next generation. R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018 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

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“From below.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20below. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

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