Other Words from downstate

downstate \ ˈdau̇n-ˈstāt

\ adjective or adverb

downstater \ ˈdau̇n-ˈstā-tər

\ noun

Examples of downstate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But those are typically concentrated downstate, and events of this magnitude are very rare in northern Michigan, Boris said Saturday at a news conference at Kirkland Community College in Gaylord. — Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2022 Glover is the poster child for the power of the downstate, Mednick says. — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022 Others view it as a blatant example of election-year largess, orchestrated by a governor, Kathy Hochul, whose upstate bona fides do not necessarily translate to support downstate, where New York elections are won and lost. — New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022 Team Bailey links a white farmer and state senator from rural downstate Xenia with a Black suburban woman. — Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2021 The storm will arrive from the southwest, initially dropping steadier snow downstate in early afternoon, the weather service Tweeted. — Olivia Olander, chicagotribune.com, 24 Feb. 2022 New Yorkers were accustomed to — brash, self-aggrandizing, male and from downstate. — New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 The budget proposal did clear the way for three new casinos in New York State, likely downstate. — New York Times, 18 Jan. 2022 Hoefler was elected and served one term as 3rd Ward alderman in Batavia before moving downstate to accept a position as a school principal. — Linda Girardi, chicagotribune.com, 24 Dec. 2021 See More

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