Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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Illinois State Police said a semi-tractor trailer truck and another vehicle collided in the northbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway near Kostner Avenue around 6:50 a.m.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
The crash was reported about 1:53 a.m. on the northbound lanes of the Capital City Freeway south of El Camino Avenue, said Officer Justin Fetterly, a spokesperson for the CHP’s North Sacramento office.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
All northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 35E in Denton have reopened after they were closed Sunday afternoon, according to a statement from the Denton Fire Department.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Iowa Department of Transportation crews need to reconfigure the northbound lanes of I-80/35, which will require closing a stretch of the interstate overnight for nearly a week.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
The crash was reported about 1:53 a.m. on the northbound lanes of the Capital City Freeway south of El Camino Avenue, said Officer Justin Fetterly, a spokesperson for the CHP’s North Sacramento office.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
All northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 35E in Denton have reopened after they were closed Sunday afternoon, according to a statement from the Denton Fire Department.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Iowa Department of Transportation crews need to reconfigure the northbound lanes of I-80/35, which will require closing a stretch of the interstate overnight for nearly a week.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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