southern

Example Sentences

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While the truce largely halted strikes on the capital city Beirut and its southern suburbs, fighting has persisted elsewhere in the south, with continued air raids and repeated evacuation orders.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The Gulf's major container ports are mostly located on its southern shores, including Dubai's Jebel Ali, the region's main logistical hub.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Even for those units pushed north, they can reach southern areas in 30 minutes, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Just across the river in southern Indiana, the towns of New Albany and Clarksville have also gone upmarket, serving as the Brooklyn or New Jersey of Louisville, depending on whom you ask.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

We climbed aboard the clattering omnibus just as it pulled up, and it carried us all the way to the southern edge of the city, where the prairie grasses grew tall and abundant.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan