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

Residents in the tiny rural town of Malden, located about 35 miles (55 kilometers) south of Spokane, had been urged Saturday to evacuate immediately. — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

The fourth fire, the Indian Bluff Fire outside Spokane and just south of Riverside State Park, started on July 24, 2026. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Located south of mainland Rhode Island, Block Island is a seaside destination with charm that extends beyond high season. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026

Some of the land in this area, which sits just south of the Boise River, was previously designated for future development in the city of Star. — Rose Evans august 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 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