How to Use lower in a Sentence

lower

adjective
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  • The message appeared on the lower portion of the screen.
  • The forecast is for strong winds at lower elevations.
  • The foamy edges of the waves lapped around his lower body, soaking his leg brace.
    — Reginald Dwayne Betts, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Due to the lower price point, this is one of the top-selling fragrance types.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Now, though, the plants are staffing up again, contributing to the lower prices.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2022
  • It's been lower than the summer, though still at a high level.
    — Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Stand with your back against a wall or door frame and engage your abs to push your lower back against the wall.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Your glutes should be secure in one spot: firmly on the seat, with your lower back against the rear pad.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • His arm was draped over the right shoulder of a Chargers’ staffer, who held him around his lower back.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • At the moment, lower prices seem to be speaking to customers.
    — Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The high court sent the case back to a lower court to reconsider in light of its decision in the New York case.
    — oregonlive, 12 Nov. 2022
  • FedEx was among the market's biggest losers, ending the month 29.6% lower.
    — Stan Choe and Alex Veiga, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Those savings spurred some home buyers to sweep in and lock in a lower mortgage rate.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Push your butt back, then lower down, bending your knees.
    — Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The second victim, a 20-year-old woman, was shot three times in her lower back.
    — CBS News, 31 Aug. 2022
  • But convincing the Supreme Court to overturn the lower court rulings may be a heavy lift, Entin said.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 1 Oct. 2022
  • If the high court rules that the group has standing to sue, that would send the case back down to a lower court to decide the questions raised by the lawsuit on the merits.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Contract your glutes to flatten your lower back and transfer your weight forward to increase the stretch in the front of your right leg.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2023
  • If your income is 80% of the median or lower, all of the costs to electrify the home will be covered.
    — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The lower mortality rate was seen across all types of bariatric surgeries and for females and males alike, the study found.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Benter, on his first basket in the first quarter, crashed hard to the floor and fell directly on his lower back.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The absence of engine oil and oil changes should mean lower maintenance costs, right?
    — Jim Henry, Forbes, 25 July 2022
  • So use these tips for the most effective ways to cool a house and lower cooling costs to beat the heat and keep your budget in check this summer.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The phrase is flanked by close-up shots of a lower body wearing a strappy red thong and a tattooed hand digging into a leg.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Khan is breaking with decades of antitrust practice when lower prices were the main standard adopted by the FTC.
    — Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The Moscow court that will hear the appeal can choose to leave Griner’s verdict in place, overrule it and send it back to the lower court, or reduce Griner’s prison term.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
  • To that end, the figure has a subtle color gradient, with the upper body being lighter and brighter than the lower body.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The open or closed states allow for more or less airflow to enter the chassis, in the case's upper, lower, or middle zones.
    — PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The layer is porous (lots of holes to hold liquid) and sits close to many big polluters (lower piping or shipping costs for the waste CO2).
    — Wired, 29 July 2022
  • Women who vacation at least twice a year have a lower heart attack risk than those who do so rarely.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022

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