Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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Khan was driving his silver 2016 Mercedes-Benz E350 in the northbound lane of Deer Park Ave.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Gee wiped tears and took videos as a plastic cover was removed from the large green traffic sign bearing Gee’s name above the northbound lanes near the Interstate 80 and Douglas Boulevard interchange.
—Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Singh was blocking all the northbound lanes as a 2015 black Chrysler Town & Country minivan approached in the middle lane, FHP said.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
One suspect fled on foot, while the driver continued driving southbound in the northbound lanes before abandoning the vehicle in a nearby parking lot, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Gee wiped tears and took videos as a plastic cover was removed from the large green traffic sign bearing Gee’s name above the northbound lanes near the Interstate 80 and Douglas Boulevard interchange.
—Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Singh was blocking all the northbound lanes as a 2015 black Chrysler Town & Country minivan approached in the middle lane, FHP said.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
One suspect fled on foot, while the driver continued driving southbound in the northbound lanes before abandoning the vehicle in a nearby parking lot, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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