northbound

Example Sentences

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A 25-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning in a five-car crash on the northbound 5 Freeway near Griffith Park, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

National Highways said the southbound carriageway of the A46 - between the A606 at Hickling and the B676 near Six Hills - had been shut, with a lane also closed on the northbound side.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Farther to the northwest, both northbound lanes at a truck bypass in Sylmar were flooded.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

The collision took place on the northbound carriageway past the Stibbington junction.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

My sisters loaded the northbound Amtrak train at Wilmington, carrying their possessions in shopping bags.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride