downstairs

Example Sentences

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I’m not in a bad mood or anything, but we have two apartments, so when we get up, Hugh goes downstairs and I have my morning upstairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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

"As soon as we heard the earthquake alert, everyone ran downstairs," Chaw Su Thwe, a Myanmar national living in Hokkaido, told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 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

“It’s for the best, Miss Novis. I’ve been asked to inform you that if you’re not downstairs in five minutes, this door will be taken off its hinges.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin