Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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The New Year's Eve crash happened just before 5:45 p.m. in the northbound lanes near Trinity Boulevard.
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
The collision happened about 6:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the freeway, south of Sassafras Street, Officer Kimberly Gonzalez said in a news release.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The crash was causing major traffic delays as all northbound lanes on the Turnpike were closed from Northwest 41st Street to 74th Street, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
The northbound lanes of the highway were closed for several hours afterward but reopened by 5:15 a.m.
I-35W in north Fort Worth: all lanes now open at Western Center Blvd.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
The collision happened about 6:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the freeway, south of Sassafras Street, Officer Kimberly Gonzalez said in a news release.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The crash was causing major traffic delays as all northbound lanes on the Turnpike were closed from Northwest 41st Street to 74th Street, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
The northbound lanes of the highway were closed for several hours afterward but reopened by 5:15 a.m.
I-35W in north Fort Worth: all lanes now open at Western Center Blvd.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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