north of
idiomatic phrase
of a number or value
: greater than
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl earned north of $3.9 million this season …—
Tom Green
Tom GreenFighting 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
Elias IsquithCognacs of similar quality typically go north of $100.—Jack Bettridge
compare south of
Jack BettridgeExamples of north of in a Sentence
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Garrison Field House, just north of the hollow in Garrison Square, served the Black community and boasted the first branch of the Kansas City Public Library that served Black Kansas Citians.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
The weather service also reported ping pong ball-sized hail in Bloomfield, just north of the Missouri line.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
Bisbee, a historic copper mining town nestled in the Mule Mountains about 10 miles north of the Mexican border, was named one of the 50 best places to live in the U.S. by the finance magazine Money.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The Northwest Territory, between Pennsylvania and the Mississippi River, north of the Ohio River, was unsettled frontier.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2024
The move would allow San Diego to maintain all its existing homelessness programs and add a new 1,000-bed shelter proposed for Kettner Boulevard north of downtown.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Civil War is tracking to open north of $20 million, although one leading tracking service has a slightly lower range of $19 million to $20 million.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The Mariana Islands are in the western Pacific Ocean north of the equator, northeast of Guam and are part of the United States.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The earthquake measured at least 4.8 magnitude and struck near Lebanon, New Jersey, at 10:23 a.m., about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia, according to USGS.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
The weather service also reported ping pong ball-sized hail in Bloomfield, just north of the Missouri line.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
Bisbee, a historic copper mining town nestled in the Mule Mountains about 10 miles north of the Mexican border, was named one of the 50 best places to live in the U.S. by the finance magazine Money.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The Northwest Territory, between Pennsylvania and the Mississippi River, north of the Ohio River, was unsettled frontier.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2024
The move would allow San Diego to maintain all its existing homelessness programs and add a new 1,000-bed shelter proposed for Kettner Boulevard north of downtown.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Civil War is tracking to open north of $20 million, although one leading tracking service has a slightly lower range of $19 million to $20 million.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The Mariana Islands are in the western Pacific Ocean north of the equator, northeast of Guam and are part of the United States.
—USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The earthquake measured at least 4.8 magnitude and struck near Lebanon, New Jersey, at 10:23 a.m., about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia, according to USGS.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
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“North of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20of. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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