down south

idiom

informal
: in or to the southern part of a country or region
She spent a few years down south.
We'll be heading down south for the winter.

Examples of down south in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Northern Arizona Elite, a professional running team based in Flagstaff and sponsored by HOKA, has also had several of their top runners make the trip down south and compete. Logan Stanley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024 How did the school end up here down south where it’s not connected to anything? Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024 Unique chemistry lifts Twin Lakes record-setting duo, which includes state's 3-point queen History repeating itself down south: If Tuesday goes chalk at Gibson Southern, the Titans and Tigers will square off for a seventh straight season, this time in the sectional semifinals. Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2024 Some scientists said there may be a connection between global warming and the wandering vortex: The theory is that when weird warmth invades the Arctic, some of the cold that's supposed to stay up there – including the vortex – instead sloshes down south into North America and Europe. Doyle Rice, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024 But occasionally, some of the vortex can break off or move south, funneling unspeakably cold temperatures down south into the U.S., Europe and Asia. Doyle Rice, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024 There was talk of moving from the spa to an interim space, such as a high-rise in Jerusalem or a rural community somewhere down south. William Booth, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023 The career change prompted them to move down south to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but before doing so, Madisyn reflected on their time in the City of Angels. Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023 Roman was still in Kyiv on March 12 when another soldier called from down south. Megan Specia, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023

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“Down south.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20south. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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