Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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State police said the driver of a gray SUV was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes near the Parkway West interchange.
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Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
LaPorta died at the age of 43 in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, when an operator of a tractor-trailer crashed into the officer trying to help a motorist in the northbound lanes of Route 146.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
The pursuit, however, was terminated when the suspect began driving south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 from U.S. 69 highway in Claycomo, Gonzalez said.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
One northbound lane was closed between Linda Vista Road and Cushman Avenue, the city said on social media.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
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Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
LaPorta died at the age of 43 in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, when an operator of a tractor-trailer crashed into the officer trying to help a motorist in the northbound lanes of Route 146.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
The pursuit, however, was terminated when the suspect began driving south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 from U.S. 69 highway in Claycomo, Gonzalez said.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
One northbound lane was closed between Linda Vista Road and Cushman Avenue, the city said on social media.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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