south of
idiomatic phrase
of a number or value
: less than
Other than crafty Chicago White Sox lefty Dallas Keuchel, no other starter with a strikeout percentage as low as Wheeler had an ERA south of 4.00 in 2020.—
Joe Giglio
Joe Giglio… the wine list could use a few more bargains; I counted only a handful of bottles costing south of $60.—Scott Mowbray
Scott MowbrayThe North Carolina Tar Heels' star quarterback, who averaged more than 300 yards per game and completed nearly 70 percent of his passes in the regular season, went into the fourth quarter of the 2021 Orange Bowl with only 128 passing yards and a completion percentage south of 60.—David Wilson
compare north of
David WilsonExamples of south of in a Sentence
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The main culprit has been a defunct wastewater facility along the coast in Mexico, about 6 miles south of the border, that spews about 35 million gallons of raw sewage a day into the ocean.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
The block party was located near Orange Mound Park, which is south of Simons Bank Liberty Stadium.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
That move was in keeping with a recent pattern by countries in the Sahel region, an arid area south of the Sahara, of breaking ties with Western countries.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Osceola County is the county south of Orlando’s Orange County, where Kissimmee is.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The strongest storms are expected to be east and south of Kansas City.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
The area is south of Detroit's New Center, tucked between Interstate 75 and Woodward Avenue and just north of I-94.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
Butler’s glasses were also found in the roadway south of the vehicle near a broken hammer and a pistol magazine was found inside Kelley’s purse at the scene, but no pistol was found, according to documents.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Iranian ballistic missiles that reached Israel fell on the airbase located in the south of the country and caused only light structural damage, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
The block party was located near Orange Mound Park, which is south of Simons Bank Liberty Stadium.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
That move was in keeping with a recent pattern by countries in the Sahel region, an arid area south of the Sahara, of breaking ties with Western countries.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Osceola County is the county south of Orlando’s Orange County, where Kissimmee is.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The strongest storms are expected to be east and south of Kansas City.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
The area is south of Detroit's New Center, tucked between Interstate 75 and Woodward Avenue and just north of I-94.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
Butler’s glasses were also found in the roadway south of the vehicle near a broken hammer and a pistol magazine was found inside Kelley’s purse at the scene, but no pistol was found, according to documents.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Iranian ballistic missiles that reached Israel fell on the airbase located in the south of the country and caused only light structural damage, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
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“South of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south%20of. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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