Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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Virginia State Police said Trooper C. Aziz responded to a sedan stopped in the northbound lane of Interstate 495 in Fairfax County at around 3 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 13 June 2024
Drivers can also use northbound Dobson Road and McClintock Drive as local routes to pass the closure.
—Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
Additionally, numerous ramps will be closed through early fall, according to MDOT:
The Beck Road ramp to eastbound I-96 is closed and detoured via eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Novi Road to eastbound I-96.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
The truck landed on the northbound lanes of Route 8 before exploding.
—Anthony Thompson, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2024
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Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 13 June 2024
Drivers can also use northbound Dobson Road and McClintock Drive as local routes to pass the closure.
—Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
Additionally, numerous ramps will be closed through early fall, according to MDOT:
The Beck Road ramp to eastbound I-96 is closed and detoured via eastbound Grand River Avenue and northbound Novi Road to eastbound I-96.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
The truck landed on the northbound lanes of Route 8 before exploding.
—Anthony Thompson, The Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2024
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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