Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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Duval allegedly shoved his mom down the ravine and plummeted down the hill after her, eventually coming to a stop near the northbound lanes of the Henry Hudson Parkway.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
Three of four northbound lanes on Interstate 85 near Charlotte remained closed for hours because of a wreck, state highway officials said Tuesday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2024
Drivers south of Anthem affected by this closure can consider using northbound 43rd Avenue or the northbound I-17 frontage road to Dove Valley Road to enter southbound I-17.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2024
But for decades, migrants and asylum seekers, northbound drug smugglers and southbound arms traffickers, and US Border Patrol agents have roamed here in endless pursuit across the rocky terrain.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
Three of four northbound lanes on Interstate 85 near Charlotte remained closed for hours because of a wreck, state highway officials said Tuesday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2024
Drivers south of Anthem affected by this closure can consider using northbound 43rd Avenue or the northbound I-17 frontage road to Dove Valley Road to enter southbound I-17.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2024
But for decades, migrants and asylum seekers, northbound drug smugglers and southbound arms traffickers, and US Border Patrol agents have roamed here in endless pursuit across the rocky terrain.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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