Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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Both northbound and southbound lanes of Business 287 were closed in the area at the time of the crash.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The incident happened at about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday in the northbound lanes near the San Antonio Road overcrossing, where a van crashed into a construction truck and the worker, CHP Officer Alex Ochoa said.
—Gary Klien, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Northbound onramps were also closed at Thomas Road, and at Indian School and Camelback roads northbound ramps on and off Loop 101 were closed.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
From the south, take northbound Exit 136 or, from the north, southbound Exit 144.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The incident happened at about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday in the northbound lanes near the San Antonio Road overcrossing, where a van crashed into a construction truck and the worker, CHP Officer Alex Ochoa said.
—Gary Klien, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Northbound onramps were also closed at Thomas Road, and at Indian School and Camelback roads northbound ramps on and off Loop 101 were closed.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
From the south, take northbound Exit 136 or, from the north, southbound Exit 144.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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