below zero
Example Sentences
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"We were people who had money. Now, we've fallen below zero."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
That’s driven natural gas prices well below zero, meaning that producers have to pay buyers to take it away.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Bacteria are remarkably adaptable, thriving in some of the harshest places on Earth, from boiling hot springs to deep freezes far below zero.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026
Inflation remains toward the bottom end of the SNB’s target for annual inflation of 0%-2%, though it last fell below zero in May.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Ten or twelve below zero every morning, and when it warmed up to zero or so in the afternoon, it snowed.
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
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