downstairs

Example Sentences

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Downstairs outside the ballroom, security sprang into action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Downstairs, there are three other bedrooms that are just as chic and can “easily double as a rec room, office, or creative space” and come complete with their own fireplaces.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Downstairs, away from the din of the four-to-the-floor beats, a different group of clubgoers take aim on the snooker tables and dart boards while others chat merrily over cut-price pints.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

“It works just fine upstairs, but it doesn’t have great circulation. Downstairs, it’s a sea of guests and it gets very hot.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

Downstairs in the Newman house he could look in and see a group of officers as usual, almost as always, playing at cards.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes