northward

Example Sentences

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The system is expected to move northwards towards neighbouring Tamil Nadu state in India by Sunday.

From Barron's

Researchers estimated that in roughly 35 years ragweed's ecological range will move northward, which would bring pollen allergies to regions it has never been before.

From Salon

Brain worm is one such disease; this parasitic nematode spreads via a host, white-tailed deer, which are currently expanding farther northward in the U.S. as temperatures warm.

From Scientific American

Coastal cleanups have been held along the southern Washington coast since 1971 and have since expanded northward to more difficult-to-reach Olympic Peninsula beaches.

From Seattle Times

Exposure to the virus is expected to rise during the condors’ northward spring migration.

From Seattle Times