south of

phrase

of a number or value

: less than

Other than crafty Chicago White Sox lefty Dallas Keuchel, no other starter with a strikeout percentage as low as Wheeler had an ERA south of 4.00 in 2020.

—Joe Giglio

… the wine list could use a few more bargains; I counted only a handful of bottles costing south of $60.

—Scott Mowbray

The North Carolina Tar Heels' star quarterback, who averaged more than 300 yards per game and completed nearly 70 percent of his passes in the regular season, went into the fourth quarter of the 2021 Orange Bowl with only 128 passing yards and a completion percentage south of 60.

—David Wilson

compare north of

Examples of south of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The address is about 2 miles south of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026

Lala moved south of the Big Island on Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane, damaging or destroying more than 100 homes and cutting off some communities, according to the governor. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

The forecast has Moke’s center about 200 miles south of the Big Island later on Sunday during its closest approach. — Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

As growth continues expanding south of Orlando, communities have the chance to be planned comprehensively rather than pieced together over time. — Justin Onorato, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for south of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove