north of

phrase

of a number or value

: greater than

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl earned north of $3.9 million this season …

—Tom Green

Fighting as he is now to keep his approval rating north of 40%, November 2009 probably looks to Obama like the good old days.

—Elias Isquith

Cognacs of similar quality typically go north of $100.

—Jack Bettridge

compare south of

Examples of north of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the course of eight episodes, all of which are available to binge-watch August 5, Annie navigates grief, first love, and betrayal while summering on the pristine lakes of Muskoka, an isolated wilderness north of Toronto. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026

Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images Firefighters stand by their vehicle as the battle a forest fire in Saint-Jean-d’Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux, on July 26, 2026 as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde). — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 July 2026

About 20 minutes north of Denver, this 1955 ranch home has a chalet studio ADU with a bed nook, a pass-through galley kitchen, laundry, and a deck. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

Just 90 minutes north of Dubai, in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, is Al Jazira Al Hamra, a ghost town with roots stretching back to the early 14th century. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for north of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove