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

Officials from Orlando International Airport, more than 200 miles (320 km) north of Miami, said some flights were diverted there. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Online and social media ads offered special deals for travelers from north of the border. — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Lebanon’s health ministry said that two ⁠men were killed in a town on the edge ​of ⁠the zone occupied by Israeli troops, while the two women were killed in Arab Salim, which sits well north of the occupied area. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

After serving communities north of the Missouri River for more than three decades, a longtime senior services organization is shutting down. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 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