the North Pole

noun

: the most northern point on the surface of the earth

Examples of the North Pole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Robb Report’s marine editor Michael Verdon voyaged to the North Pole on Ponant’s luxury icebreaker last year, in fact. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024 If Russia were to ever launch missiles or bomber jets to strike North America, the shortest path would be over the North Pole. Josh Lederman, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024 Schneider already has ideas for all sorts of itineraries, from hot chocolate at the North Pole to wine tastings in Napa Valley, or any wine region in the world. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2024 Everything's gone stop-motion in Abed's eyes, a hallucination requiring a therapeutic trip to the North Pole. Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024 David Krumholtz helped the North Pole stay frozen when a fire broke out on the set of 2002's The Santa Clause 2. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024 It is commonly associated with the aurora borealis, the display of lights visible near the North Pole. The Arizona Republic, 31 Jan. 2024 Two years ago Kardashian's own sister Kendall Jenner gifted the world with an iconic snow-bikini look, wearing just a black two-piece and furry knee-high boots at what appears to be the North Pole. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2024 The polar vortex – everyone's favorite wintertime whipping boy – is actually a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests). Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024

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“The North Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20North%20Pole. Accessed 1 May. 2024.

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