How to Use below par in a Sentence

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• Ko carded only six bogies the whole week, shooting below par in all four rounds.
  — Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
• Russian troop morale is dwindling, and the armed forces continue to perform below par.
  — Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2023
• Battery life is also below par due to the small size not being able to accommodate a larger battery.
  — Ben Sin, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
• Its pass protection has also been below par, which has led to Rodgers getting sacked seven times in the first two games of this season.
  — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
• Only 13 of the 73 players who made the cut shot below par Saturday.
  — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 27 Feb. 2022
• DeChambeau won the tournament at 6 under, the only golfer to finish below par.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022
• The lead quartet have all been below par in the opening seven league games, as Hurzeler’s side sit 12th in the table with nine points.
  — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
• His most recent outing at the Honda Classic was encouraging with three rounds of even par or below par golf.
  — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Mar. 2021
• Consumer Cyclical is in a solid position, just below par but improving.
  — Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• Although not absent from blame at times, McTominay often shone in a squad that has performed below par in recent years.
  — Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
• Still, that’s well below par value, signaling uncertainty about whether the refunds will materialize and how long the process could take.
  — Katherine Doherty, Bloomberg, 24 Feb. 2026
• Following a double bogey at the par-4 14th, Barry rallied with birdies on two of the final four holes to finish below par.
  — oregonlive, 28 May 2021
• The graphic above also identifies the end of last season as another period when Liverpool fell below par.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
• When Lehman failed, the principal in those funds dipped below par, which triggered the equivalent of a widespread run on the banks, putting the financial system into free-fall.
  — Noah Millman, The Week, 28 Sep. 2021
• But a total of 150-4 seemed at least 20 runs below par, and it was put into proper context by the ease with which Australia raced to their target.
  — Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
• But that changed in the late 1970s, with the rich capturing the lion's share of economic growth, while middle-class and lower-income workers eked out gains far below par.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2020
• For example, California employment growth was below par as 2024 ended.
  — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
• These Pixels will get five years of security updates and, unfortunately, only three OS upgrades—below par for the Android world these days.
  — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
• As a result, CEOs may reap substantial rewards even when their companies' performance is merely average or even below par compared to their industry peers.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
• Negative yields, recession risks and spiraling concerns about an energy supply crunch during the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed the euro below par against the dollar for the first time ever.
  — Naomi Tajitsu, Bloomberg.com, 4 June 2023
• Tim Wellens and Jhonatan Narvaez were at a career-best level, while Visma’s key men, such as Matteo Jorgenson and Sepp Kuss, were slightly below par.
  — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• Tyrrell Hatton was the only LIV golfer sitting below par after two rounds, as the Englishman hit all 18 greens on the way to a 6-under 66 on Friday.
  — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• With vaccination rates still below par among younger Americans, the Biden administration is offering concerts, games, gift cards and other gifts as incentives to get people to take the shots, Megerian reported.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2021
• The last time their starting quarterback made the Pro Bowl was 2008, when an aging Brett Favre threw for 3,472 yards and 22 touchdowns, numbers that were below par for him.
  — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
• The starting point for the record 34-time German champions is that anything less than a domestic double of trophies each season is seen as performing below par, with every unconvincing performance — even in victory — subject to inquest.
  — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026