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
compare north of

Examples of south of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The group was last seen near Santo Tomas, about 70 miles south of Rosarito, authorities said. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 Situated about 20 miles east of the coast of Northern Ireland, rugged Sanda Island is more conveniently 13 miles south of Campbeltown, a bustling fishing port and a center for Scotch whiskey production and tourism. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 May 2024 Walnut Grove, population 814, is a Delta hamlet about 30 miles south of Sacramento, not far from Interstate 5. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024 Christine Wilson, a resident of Attleborough, about 40 miles south of Boston, claimed her second $1 million prize on Wednesday, the Massachusetts Lottery said in a press release. Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024 The single-vehicle collision happened around 7:10 p.m. south of Cottle Road. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024 Ada deputy shoots man after ‘brief confrontation’ The Ada County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call in the early hours of Feb. 11 of a man firing a gun near an irrigation canal in the 10000 block of West Seneca Drive, south of West Victory and South Five Mile roads. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024 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

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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 7 May. 2024.

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