down south
idiom
informal
: in or to the southern part of a country or region
She spent a few years down south.
We'll be heading down south for the winter.
Examples of down south in a Sentence
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Travelers can head down south to the sunny beaches of San Diego for $162, or escape the heat by heading to Seattle for $169.
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Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 11 May 2024
From the Archives heads down south today for this picture of what was identified as Imperial Beach farmers with a catch of albacore in I.B.
—U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
On the virtual front, Dark Matters offers ample digital facilities and a large motion-capture set within the Paris region, while down south, Provence Studios will bolster its virtual stage with new soundstages in Martigues and a new facility in Marseille equipped for underwater shooting.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 8 May 2024
These storms could pack an even bigger punch than those down south.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
But down south, Russian forces were finishing their brutal siege of Mariupol.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff David Guttenfelder, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
Then, take a short trip down south to the island of Samui.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
My music started off in Tallahassee and started swinging its way up north and down south in Florida.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
Anza-Borrego: Dinosaurs and Dragons Way down south in San Diego County, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Borrego Springs village are legendary for spring flowers.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 11 May 2024
From the Archives heads down south today for this picture of what was identified as Imperial Beach farmers with a catch of albacore in I.B.
—U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
On the virtual front, Dark Matters offers ample digital facilities and a large motion-capture set within the Paris region, while down south, Provence Studios will bolster its virtual stage with new soundstages in Martigues and a new facility in Marseille equipped for underwater shooting.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 8 May 2024
These storms could pack an even bigger punch than those down south.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
But down south, Russian forces were finishing their brutal siege of Mariupol.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff David Guttenfelder, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
Then, take a short trip down south to the island of Samui.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
My music started off in Tallahassee and started swinging its way up north and down south in Florida.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
Anza-Borrego: Dinosaurs and Dragons Way down south in San Diego County, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Borrego Springs village are legendary for spring flowers.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Down south.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20south. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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