northern

Example Sentences

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She had been doing the washing up in her eighth-floor apartment in the northern coastal region of La Guaira when the earthquakes hit.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

In 2025 the value of its exports across the northern and southern borders reached almost $59 billion, more than one-third of total U.S. ag exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

In the northern hemisphere, June's full Moon is different from others in the calendar year as it is the lowest-hanging in the sky.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Movement on the northern edge of the Caribbean plate caused the magnitude 7 earthquake in 2010 in Haiti that killed 316,000 people, one of the worst natural disasters in modern history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

The tsar said, “We are also blessed to have Alyosha Popovich, he of unending strength and power, visiting us from his northern city of Rostov!”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack