downstairs

Example Sentences

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Primary school teacher Stuart Dunn had to knock the door of the affected property aggressively, with the owner unaware of the fire on her roof as she slept downstairs with her dog.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

This typically happens during the lowering portion of a movement, such as bringing a dumbbell down, walking downstairs, or slowly lowering yourself into a chair.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

In a witness statement read by a prosecutor, Alexander said her partner was asleep next to her and her daughter was asleep downstairs in her room just above the fire.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“He doesn’t go to the executive dining room, he just comes downstairs and has a cheeseburger with everyone,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Here we were, clinging to the last shard and shred of summertime, while downstairs Tansy was frying up mush like it was September.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck