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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web At least 26 died in Mississippi and Alabama when tornadoes during a late March storm carved a path of destruction through the Deep South. CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023 In the Deep South, start in March and end sooner. Gary Garth And Matt Every, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2023 Owned by dentist Sullivan Jackson and his wife, Richie Jean, the 3,000-square-foot (28-square-meter) home was where King and others strategized the three marches against racist Jim Crow laws that prevented Black people from voting in the Deep South. Corey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2023 Owned by dentist Sullivan Jackson and his wife, Richie Jean, the 3,000-square-foot home was where King and others strategized the three marches against racist Jim Crow laws that prevented Black people from voting in the Deep South. Corey Williams, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023 Slowly but surely, a disturbance is heading our way from the Deep South, and light showers are possible, especially after midnight. A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023 Expansions continue and new Buc-ee’s are launching beyond the Deep South, where there are travel stations with the red-and-yellow beaver logo in seven states. John Sharp, al, 10 Apr. 2023 At least 21 people in Mississippi, and one in Alabama, lost their lives as powerful thunderstorms spawned the tornado outbreak across a broad swath of the Deep South. Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023 Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a path of destruction for more than an hour across a long swath of Mississippi, even as furious new storms Sunday struck across the Deep South. Michael Goldberg And Emily Wagster Pettus, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2023 See More

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“The Deep South.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Deep%20South. Accessed 29 May. 2023.

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