How to Use lower in a Sentence

lower

adjective
  • The message appeared on the lower portion of the screen.
  • The forecast is for strong winds at lower elevations.
  • The foamy edges of the waves lapped around his lower body, soaking his leg brace.
    — Reginald Dwayne Betts, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • It's been lower than the summer, though still at a high level.
    — Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Due to the lower price point, this is one of the top-selling fragrance types.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Now, though, the plants are staffing up again, contributing to the lower prices.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Stand with your back against a wall or door frame and engage your abs to push your lower back against the wall.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Those savings spurred some home buyers to sweep in and lock in a lower mortgage rate.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
  • At the moment, lower prices seem to be speaking to customers.
    — Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
  • His arm was draped over the right shoulder of a Chargers’ staffer, who held him around his lower back.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • What did Britt Lower whisper to Grande?
    — Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Women who vacation at least twice a year have a lower heart attack risk than those who do so rarely.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The absence of engine oil and oil changes should mean lower maintenance costs, right?
    — Jim Henry, Forbes, 25 July 2022
  • The second victim, a 20-year-old woman, was shot three times in her lower back.
    — CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Overton has been sidelined since May with a stress reaction in his lower back.
    — The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Her hair, swept off her forehead, cascades into a huge flip at her lower back, like a bond waterfall.
    — Good Housekeeping, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Benter, on his first basket in the first quarter, crashed hard to the floor and fell directly on his lower back.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The lower mortality rate was seen across all types of bariatric surgeries and for females and males alike, the study found.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The phrase is flanked by close-up shots of a lower body wearing a strappy red thong and a tattooed hand digging into a leg.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Contract your glutes to flatten your lower back and transfer your weight forward to increase the stretch in the front of your right leg.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The catheter to deliver the anesthesia should have gone about four inches into her lower back.
    — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2023
  • So use these tips for the most effective ways to cool a house and lower cooling costs to beat the heat and keep your budget in check this summer.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The open or closed states allow for more or less airflow to enter the chassis, in the case's upper, lower, or middle zones.
    — PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2023
  • With teams measuring the playing time of young players in the lower minors, logjams are rarely an issue.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022
  • To that end, the figure has a subtle color gradient, with the upper body being lighter and brighter than the lower body.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Students with the best grades get the first pick of assignments, so those with lower averages tend to get the most dangerous jobs.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
  • If your income is 80% of the median or lower, all of the costs to electrify the home will be covered.
    — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The high court sent the case back to a lower court to reconsider in light of its decision in the New York case.
    — oregonlive, 12 Nov. 2022
  • If the high court rules that the group has standing to sue, that would send the case back down to a lower court to decide the questions raised by the lawsuit on the merits.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
  • But convincing the Supreme Court to overturn the lower court rulings may be a heavy lift, Entin said.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 1 Oct. 2022

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