south of

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
… the wine list could use a few more bargains; I counted only a handful of bottles costing south of $60.—Scott Mowbray
The 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
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Examples of south of in a Sentence

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The fatal shooting of Kohen on June 14 caused an uproar in this small town some 40 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee, where Black residents have long complained about police harassment. — Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 An anti far-right protest is planned A demonstration Saturday in the city of Orléans, about 70 miles south of Paris, will also be closely watched. — Elitsa Gadeva, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 There are four large general parking lots south of the venue’s main entrance. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 The race is planned for a new circuit in Bugesera, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Kigali, as part of a wider development project led by the Rwanda Development Board. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for south of

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of south of was in 1986

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“South of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south%20of. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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