northern

Example Sentences

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Her brother, flying missions in northern France, experienced the very same passion in a different environment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The blasts were heard in northern Tehran and smoke was seen rising from impacted areas.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Greece, along with Italy, receives a large number of undocumented migrants via the Mediterranean, often from nearby Turkey and northern Africa.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Jaynie Parrish, founder of the Arizona Native Vote project, started planning a protest for her tiny town of Kayenta, on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, only earlier this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

When I crossed the river’s northern bend, I avoided glancing at the brownish water churning below, noxious with runoff from the slaughterhouses.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros