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

Seoul accused North Korea of burying the mines south of the military demarcation line and demanded an apology. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

The area derives its name from the fact that the Little Econlockhatchee and larger Econlockhatchee rivers meet just south of the forest. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Chinese electric and hybrid models routinely sell for half that amount just south of the border in Mexico, and even less elsewhere. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Investigators say the crash happened as a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek drove north on I-35, just south of 75th Street on the border of Lenexa and Overland Park. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 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