low
adjective
situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base.
Example Sentences
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Temperatures will begin to fall away by the weekend, although at their lowest they will still be average or a little above average for mid-August.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Oil stored in the SPR was down by 6.1 million barrels at 298.7 million barrels, its lowest level in more than four decades as the Department of Energy continued emergency releases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Stocks’ yield, which you get by flipping that ratio, is therefore near the lowest ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
According to the report, there were about 689 deaths for every 100,000 people in 2025 — the lowest rate recorded since mortality rate tracking began.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Anyone who deliberately causes such pain to someone they say they love is despicable, the lowest of the low!
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
