the Deep South

noun

: the states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S. and especially Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Examples of the Deep South in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Record-setting heat is suspected in 25 deaths from the Deep South to the Midwest to the East Coast, authorities said, with the temperature highs also suppressing some Fourth of July celebrations. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026

The Selma-to-Montgomery marches galvanized passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which did away with most barriers such as poll taxes and other forms of voter discrimination targeting Black Americans in the Deep South. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

They were forced on kidnapped and sold Africans who were brutally crammed into ships as well as in slave markets in the Deep South. — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

The system has a 60 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm, with significant impacts possible across the Deep South. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 16 June 2026

Rhymes for the Deep South

• drouth
• mouth
• routh