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

… 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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Additionally, a Chevrolet Trailblazer was located just south of the Civic with its front end severely damaged. —

Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024 Morocco's Dakhla, on the Atlantic Ocean south of the Strait of Gibraltar, is where geopolitics meet trade. —

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 The two vied for Rep. Katie Porter’s (D-Calif.) House seat in the 47th Congressional District, south of Los Angeles in Orange County. —

The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024 The 10-year-old boy embarked on an ATV ride with his family in Rampart Range, Colo. (which is around 50 miles south of Denver). —

Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for south of