downstairs

as in down
on or to a lower floor of a building He ran downstairs to answer the door. He lives downstairs from us.

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Recent Examples of downstairs Two guest bedrooms can be found downstairs, while four more upstairs bedrooms include a secluded primary retreat that comes with a fireplace, a dressing room, and dual baths. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025 Following some back-and-forth with customer service, a new mattress appeared downstairs in my apartment about a week after placing my order. Rebecca Grambone, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025 In the future, the space will host events, meetings, weddings in its spacious courtyard, and, down the road, a community kitchen downstairs that will serve as an incubator for startup food businesses. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025 He's lived downstairs with his owner for about ten years. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downstairs
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  • Cincinnati charged back from a 31-10 second-quarter deficit, down 44-38 with about 90 seconds left.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • After an incompletion on third down, McCashland’s 25-yard field goal attempt was no good, hitting the right upright with 17 seconds remaining in the half.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • The game was soon over and, for all the other tremendous things Woodson did in helping Michigan to a share of the national title, that moment loomed large in his Heisman victory over Tennessee’s Peyton Manning.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Just over an hour after the lifeguard was attacked, a 3- to 4-foot reef shark was seen at Kauai’s Poipu Beach, according to Kauai County’s Ocean Safety Bureau.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025

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