BELOW in a Sentence

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57 example sentences for BELOW, such as:

1. I was away below the ferry now.
2. The sun went down below the horizon.
3. The mercury dived to five below zero.
4. He had a bruise just below his right eye.
5. The forest below him seethed and teemed with life.

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 Meanings and Examples of BELOW
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
below
 ad.  in a lower position, under
 ad.  less than a particular amount or level
Classic Sentence: (29 in 2 pages)
1  She stood below him and called up to him with a sort of gasp.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
2  The little steam ferry-boat was about a mile below the village, drifting with the current.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
3  Three miles below town the ferryboat stopped at the mouth of a woody hollow and tied up.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
4  I was away below the ferry now.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII.
5  I was so hungry I had to stop two miles below here at a farm; so I ain't hungry no more.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI.
6  Then I jumped in the canoe and dug out for our place, a mile and a half below, as hard as I could go.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI.
7  IT must a been close on to one o'clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII.
8  I never felt easy till the raft was two mile below there and out in the middle of the Mississippi.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII.
9  'I know the date,' said she; but those below did not hear her, for they were talking about old times.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE ELDERBUSH
10  And when the old folks had fallen asleep, he got up, put on his little coat, opened the door below, and crept outside.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In HANSEL AND GRETEL
11  We never showed a light till we was about ten mile below the village.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII.
12  For three days the mercury had been five or six degrees below freezing and the steps were covered with ice.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 75. A Signed Statement.
13  Four marble steps led down to the water's edge, and below them was a boat floating on the tide.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 77. Haidee.
14  The staircase creaked, he descended into the room below, approached the fire and lit a candle.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 45. The Rain of Blood.
15  The house, with kitchens and cellars below, had above the ground-floor, two stories and attics.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 50. The Morrel Family.
Example Sentence: (28 in 2 pages)
1  He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.
2  From the top of the skyscraper the cars below us looked like insects.
3  Some neck injuries cause total loss of mobility below the point of injury.
4  Emissions are well below the levels set by the World Health Authority.
5  The shares were sold for well below their nominal value.
6  There's a production norm below which each worker must not fall.
7  The budget allotment for each county is below what is needed.
8  Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is below even defeat, and is born vanquished.
9  He appeared from the apartment directly below Leonard's.
10  The sun went down below the horizon.
11  Temperatures can drop well below freezing in midwinter.
12  He had a bruise just below his right eye.
13  Injuries meant that the Dutch team was below strength for the final.
14  The mercury dived to five below zero.
15  The forest below him seethed and teemed with life.