northern

Example Sentences

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Storm Dave has caused widespread disruption to road and rail travel in northern areas and led to numerous flood warning being issues, but conditions are expected to ease as Sunday goes on.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

It is close to completing its first production facility on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Several blasts shook northern Tehran, an AFP journalist heard, as the Middle East war neared its sixth week.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Understanding how individual rivers respond to warming is challenging because direct measurements in northern Alaska are limited.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

I only know it’s in the northern part of the state, where the trees are tall and green in the summer and the snow falls heavily in the winter.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy