downstairs
Example Sentences
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Pro tip: In the months leading up to the move, I also saved boxes from deliveries I received, instead of hauling them downstairs to the recycling bin.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
When I moved into my Leimert Park apartment about two years ago, an older woman rushed downstairs to greet me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
These connected to listening equipment downstairs in the servants' quarters, monitored day and night.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Whoever is up earliest, usually John Bowdler, picks the outfit and the other brother will match it before they make their way downstairs to have a coffee with some toast.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
It’s quiet downstairs, but I hear Lou Ann’s voice in her bedroom.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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