Examples of the Pacific Northwest in a Sentence
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Between 5 million and 12 million years ago, enormous salmon swam through the waters of what is now the Pacific Northwest.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Burgundian wine families have been putting down roots here for decades, to the point that the valley has been dubbed the Burgundy of the Pacific Northwest.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
As a massive heat dome lingered over the Pacific Northwest three years ago, swaths of North America simmered — and then burned.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Nick’s work has appeared in dozens of newspapers and magazines across the Pacific Northwest.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
These include the coasts of the Pacific Northwest, Norway, and the Aleutian Islands, as well as the higher latitudes of the Southern Ocean.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
But for the two half-share members in the Pacific Northwest, the path is treacherous.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Anglers in the Pacific Northwest have reason for optimism after biologists in Oregon recored the best return of sea-run rainbow trout to the Upper Willamette Basin in two decades.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 18 Apr. 2024
The next system was migrating down from the Pacific Northwest and by Saturday was likely to have brought down the thermometer at least 10-15 degrees from where the the mercury camped on Thursday.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
Burgundian wine families have been putting down roots here for decades, to the point that the valley has been dubbed the Burgundy of the Pacific Northwest.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
As a massive heat dome lingered over the Pacific Northwest three years ago, swaths of North America simmered — and then burned.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Nick’s work has appeared in dozens of newspapers and magazines across the Pacific Northwest.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
These include the coasts of the Pacific Northwest, Norway, and the Aleutian Islands, as well as the higher latitudes of the Southern Ocean.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
But for the two half-share members in the Pacific Northwest, the path is treacherous.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Anglers in the Pacific Northwest have reason for optimism after biologists in Oregon recored the best return of sea-run rainbow trout to the Upper Willamette Basin in two decades.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 18 Apr. 2024
The next system was migrating down from the Pacific Northwest and by Saturday was likely to have brought down the thermometer at least 10-15 degrees from where the the mercury camped on Thursday.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
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“The Pacific Northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pacific%20Northwest. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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