north

Example Sentences

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Up north, the San Francisco Bay Area has already been experiencing the severe weather.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Ships given permission to pass sail to the north of the regular channel through a corridor between Iran’s Qeshm and Larak islands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

An hour's drive north of New York City, the greenhouses at Cropsey Farm are seeing their first leaves of kale, spinach and arugula emerge.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Telemundo’s brightest star — Vaqueiro — was born in San Juan del Río, north of Mexico City and came to the U.S. when he was 26 with his wife, who was also born in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

He was on a large ice floe moving slowly north past the village.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell