How to Use downstairs in a Sentence

downstairs

1 of 3 adverb
  • He ran downstairs to answer the door.
  • He lives downstairs from us.
  • Head downstairs to find the area of the home that was built for events.
    Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Cody jumped up, leaped off the bed and ran downstairs to the kitchen.
    cleveland, 3 June 2022
  • The guys went downstairs and the ladies stayed upstairs to talk.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • With the rooftop shots nailed, Chin goes back downstairs to strength-train.
    John Thompson, Men's Health, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The shows used to be held in the Carrousel du Louvre, downstairs.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 15 June 2022
  • The intruder ran past her downstairs and out of the house, the statement said.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Jean and Carol called the police and went downstairs to wait for them in the lobby.
    Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The survivors were both asleep downstairs, and a dog in the house was also unharmed.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Three of the children who died were found upstairs and one was found downstairs.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Smith remained downstairs in the kitchen, hiding in her fort and waiting for the storm to pass.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2022
  • And that might have played into my lack of feeling a need to go downstairs.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 28 June 2022
  • Khaswan was a dentist who lived downstairs from Izzeldeen in Gaza City.
    Fares Akram, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2023
  • In the kitchen downstairs, Lee’s staff prepares the first courses of lunch for diners.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The family ran downstairs from their rooms and watched the elephant grab treats and take off.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022
  • Cam ran downstairs, told his dad and broke down crying.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2023
  • There were always mouse droppings in the kitchen area downstairs.
    Kadish Morris, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • My younger daughter, who wasn’t at school that day, came downstairs.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2023
  • There was a space downstairs that was a private space for gamedays.
    oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022
  • If there’s a choice, stay downstairs, home to the 10-stool bar and exhibition kitchen.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
  • And then, in the morning, being called downstairs to breakfast.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022
  • And the three of us scramble downstairs for dinner, taking the long walk from Namba.
    Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
  • All the relatives would come over – adults upstairs, the kids downstairs.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
  • When more help arrived, De La Cruz sent Pellot downstairs to the kitchen.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The homeowner ran downstairs, opened a closet and took out an ax.
    Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Back downstairs, the living room, kitchen, and den are each open to a stone terrace and a heated swimming pool.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Feaster put the child in a tub filled with water, then went downstairs for about five minutes, the warrant said.
    Henri Hollis, ajc, 12 Aug. 2022
  • After some initial tests, we’d been sent downstairs to wait in the cafeteria for an hour and a half.
    Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
  • The actors who are done with makeup wait downstairs for the nightly meeting.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2022
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downstairs

2 of 3 adjective
  • There are five downstairs rooms.
  • Is that the death knell of this upstairs-downstairs soap?
    Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2022
  • Woodruff and the suspect, Holmes, lived in the downstairs unit, police said.
    Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The downstairs flex space was given a mature makeover for the kids.
    Lauren Jones, House Beautiful, 15 Sep. 2021
  • At the home, police found an open safe in the downstairs office.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Get to the downstairs bathtub, cover the wife and kids, and pull a mattress over his back.
    Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Hogan’s has a downstairs Mill Shop and an upstairs Tap Room for adults.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 29 Sep. 2022
  • There were three occupants in the upstairs unit and two in the downstairs unit, Beaulieu said.
    Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The mixed zoning would even allow for a downstairs business and a rental.
    Lauren Beale, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • Raskin found his son the next morning, lying in his bed in the downstairs apartment in their home.
    Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
  • The acceptance of the upstairs / downstairs way of life by so many in the middle of the last century.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2021
  • At about the same time, the downstairs roommate heard noises from Goncalves’s room and thought Goncalves was playing with her dog.
    Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The primary suite and a guest suite are also downstairs.
    Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2021
  • The downstairs serves as a kitchen and dining room, while the upstairs offers a lounge area with beds and instruments to play.
    Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 19 May 2021
  • The upstairs and downstairs worlds, men and women, old and young, all living under one roof.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 22 May 2022
  • The downstairs fifth bedroom down can be utilized in a variety of ways.
    Lesa Stuart, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The two other downstairs bedrooms are in a separate wing of the home, Eleazer said.
    Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The downstairs unit has room for four guests with a total of two bathrooms, two bedrooms, and one sofa bed.
    Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2021
  • In a downstairs bathroom, the couple combined a black toilet and sink with a sequin-like wall of brass tiles.
    Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022
  • DeLaney sourced the chippy shiplap from Cope & Stick for the upstairs guest bedroom to play off the downstairs pecky cypress.
    Blake Miller, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2021
  • The primary suite and an en suite bedroom are downstairs.
    Dallas News, 12 June 2021
  • Leah still hasn’t seen the toilet paper David flushed more than a minute ago, so David heads back inside and turns on the downstairs guest tub faucet.
    Trevor Fraser, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Small black spots have since appeared on the downstairs bathroom floor and baseboards, while large patches have grown on the wall above.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Amat said that there are an upstairs, a downstairs and a courtyard area.
    NBC News, 1 Apr. 2021
  • My downstairs neighbor was a courteous young man who drove a Lexus and kept a pair of pet monkeys.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room offer views of the deck and the pool and bring in natural light all through the downstairs level.
    Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The downstairs area where the shooting took place is a sacred space, off limits to visitors.
    Vanessa Williams, Washington Post, 22 May 2022
  • Check out the beadboard and fun blue chinoiserie wallpaper in the downstairs bath.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2022
  • Along with live music, the Grog Shop and its downstairs sister venue B Side are known for comedy and dance nights.
    Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 28 July 2022
  • The downstairs primary bedroom has a see-through fireplace, a sitting area and a wet bar.
    Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2021
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downstairs

3 of 3 noun
  • The victim told them the money was in a safe downstairs.
    Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 6 Nov. 2020
  • The best place to be is in the 250-seat balcony, with its prime view of the stage and all the amenities that patrons have downstairs.
    David L. Coddoncontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The trick is the open concept downstairs and smart uses of space at just about every turn.
    Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The downstairs of the building has been updated to have a gray, black and white color scheme.
    Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2021
  • His studio was the entire downstairs of the building and mine is upstairs.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Slouchy suede, black and white houndstooth patterned Ligne Roset Togo chairs in the downstairs lounge.
    Nancy Keates, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The downstairs level includes the owner’s suite, laundry room, open kitchen and wine room.
    Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • There is a half-bathroom downstairs and upstairs, plus a bathroom in the pool cabana.
    Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2020
  • Our bedrooms are right next door to each other downstairs.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Deputies found Theresa Cain’s husband, Steven Cain, 50, on a downstairs couch.
    Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Or put three pieces upstairs as a sofa and three downstairs as a loveseat and a comfortable chair.
    David Hochman, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • Though most of the building is reserved as a private members club, the rooftop space and the new Lemon Grove restaurant downstairs are open to the public.
    Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The house is cool, especially the downstairs bedroom where Má sleeps.
    Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
  • If the robot vacuum needs to clean the upstairs and downstairs, move the unit and docking station to the home’s relevant floor and set it up to clean.
    Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Understandably, the boyfriend freaks out and chases Clay downstairs and grabs him.
    Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 8 June 2020
  • As no one is allowed in or out because of the illness, the residents of the house - both upstairs and downstairs - are the only suspects.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 14 May 2021
  • Five bedroom suites are spread across two stories: three upstairs and two downstairs.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022
  • That means these towels are a must near any highly-trafficked sink, like your downstairs powder room or kitchen sink.
    Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2023
  • There is a coffee shop downstairs and plenty of shops, restaurants and bars nearby in buzzy Covent Garden.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The new owners can wake up in their downstairs bedroom suite and enjoy a delightful courtyard.
    Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • There’s even more living space to play with downstairs in the finished basement, which is somewhat of a rarity in village homes of this age.
    cleveland, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The girls were gathered in a downstairs washroom before Sunday services when the blast exploded at 10:22 a.m.
    Kimberly Chandler The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023
  • My downstairs, including an office, guest room and laundry room, does not.
    Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2020
  • In lieu of a restaurant, meals at The Chelsea Townhouse are served in the downstairs salon—arriving on the ground floor via a delightfully retro dumb waiter.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Only the kitchen and a downstairs bathroom are excluded from the wallpaper party.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 June 2023
  • The adjoining cupola affords stunning views across Chelsea, while the downstairs speakeasy slings cocktails, fine wines, and spirits.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2023
  • All the bedrooms have full baths and walk-in closets, and there are multiple spaces for groups to gather, including the living room, hearth room, and downstairs area, to name a few.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The downstairs level features the primary suite, another bedroom and a study.
    Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
  • In a crowded downstairs of a building at the resort, an A&M official asked Gates and me to head with him upstairs for an extended visit.
    Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 12 July 2022
  • According to radio logs from Lakewood police, a woman who lives in the home told police that her husband was being loud and making a lot of noise in the downstairs of the home.
    Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2020

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