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

We’d moved out from Brooklyn into a little house—two bedrooms downstairs and two in the unfinished attic if you could finish it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

Other rooms downstairs include the B-Movie Bathroom, ’Naynay’s Kitchen of Progress and the ’80s & ’90s Food Culture Hall of Fame dining room, which is illuminated by a Pizza Hut pendant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Even this morning, after rising again from my parlor chair, I decided not to join Aunt Kitty as she hobbled downstairs to breakfast.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan