up north
idiom
informal
: in or to the northern part of a country or region
She spent a few years up north.
We'll be heading up north for the summer.
Examples of up north in a Sentence
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But in October 1975, the year after Patty Hearst notoriously robbed a bank up north, Bell robbed one in Southern California and got caught.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Multiple storms moving through the country will bring wintry weather up north and flash flood risks across the south until Thursday.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024
The quickest way to travel across the country is up north — through North Dakota and South Dakota.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
The voyage will visit 47 ports across 39 countries on an east-to-west route, sailing roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, traveling as far south as Antarctica and all the way up north to Oslo, Norway.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The book takes us on a magical journey through the migration of monarch butterflies from Mexico to up north and how many of our parents embark on similar journeys in search of better opportunities.
—Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
This week, the crew is taking its journey up north to Montreal, Canada.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 19 Feb. 2024
The transit extension will run from San Jose’s Berryessa Transit Center to downtown through a 4.7-mile subterranean tunnel and up north to Santa Clara, totaling six miles.
—Gabriel Greschler, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
Just head to any Oklahoma Joe’s location to find out—there are three in and around Tulsa and two up north in Nebraska.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Multiple storms moving through the country will bring wintry weather up north and flash flood risks across the south until Thursday.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024
The quickest way to travel across the country is up north — through North Dakota and South Dakota.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
The voyage will visit 47 ports across 39 countries on an east-to-west route, sailing roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, traveling as far south as Antarctica and all the way up north to Oslo, Norway.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The book takes us on a magical journey through the migration of monarch butterflies from Mexico to up north and how many of our parents embark on similar journeys in search of better opportunities.
—Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
This week, the crew is taking its journey up north to Montreal, Canada.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 19 Feb. 2024
The transit extension will run from San Jose’s Berryessa Transit Center to downtown through a 4.7-mile subterranean tunnel and up north to Santa Clara, totaling six miles.
—Gabriel Greschler, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
Just head to any Oklahoma Joe’s location to find out—there are three in and around Tulsa and two up north in Nebraska.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Up north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20north. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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