Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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Following the accident, the northbound lanes of I-25 at mile marker 259, near Crossroads Boulevard, will be closed for an extended period.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
The fire was reported a little before 12:30 p.m. near the northbound lanes of the freeway and Kenwood Avenue in the Devore area, according to the California Highway Patrol's incident log.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2025
The collision was reported at 1:16 a.m. in the northbound lanes south of the Santa Clara Street and Alum Rock Avenue offramp, the CHP stated in a news release.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
The ambulance was responding to a call around 7 p.m. in the northbound lanes of US 169 Highway near Highway 152.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Nov. 2025
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
The fire was reported a little before 12:30 p.m. near the northbound lanes of the freeway and Kenwood Avenue in the Devore area, according to the California Highway Patrol's incident log.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2025
The collision was reported at 1:16 a.m. in the northbound lanes south of the Santa Clara Street and Alum Rock Avenue offramp, the CHP stated in a news release.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
The ambulance was responding to a call around 7 p.m. in the northbound lanes of US 169 Highway near Highway 152.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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