Examples of southern in a Sentence
Taylor Ward, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
About five seconds of slight shaking was felt in Cape Cod, Mass., and a few people reported it in southern Maine.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Migrants have crossed illegally in record numbers during the Biden administration, with an average of 2 million annual Border Patrol encounters along the entire southern border since 2021, the highest levels on record.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Northern and southern Indiana are still expected to experience some clouds.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Toro Muerto is in the mountains of southern Peru along the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
The remaining facility, a converted juvenile detention facility, will have the space for about 150 migrants, vastly reducing their capacity to take in migrants from across southern Arizona.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
Three students at a southern Maryland middle school have been charged with hate-crime violations in connection with acts that included Nazi salutes, the Calvert County state’s attorney said.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Another challenge is the climate in southern New Jersey, which tends to be warmer than that of New England.
—Wayne Parry, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2024
SoCal home prices All-cash offers and wealthy buyers push Southern California home prices to a record.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Calipari was announced as Arkansas' new coach Wednesday, replacing Eric Musselman, who was hired at Southern Cal.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 13 Apr. 2024
Water stations will be available to attendees after concerns about limited water, the festival’s organizing company, Southern Entertainment, said in a statement.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
Between 2006 and 2012, Rocha advised military officials at U.S. Southern Command, a military branch whose responsibility includes Cuba.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
He was spotted later in the Bronco with Cowlings, sparking a 60-mile (96-kilometer) police pursuit across Southern California.
—Ben Finley, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
After two years at Georgia Southern University, Goggins moved to Los Angeles to act full-time.
—Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Historically, Torrey Pines has produced some of the top squads in Southern California.
—Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Adjective
Middle English southern, southren, from Old English sūtherne; akin to Old High German sundrōni southern, Old English sūth south
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1935, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing southern
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“Southern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southern. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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