the Pacific Northwest

noun

: the northwestern part of the U.S. near the Pacific coast

Examples of the Pacific Northwest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2015-16, there was really warm water in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, which meant that storms that would normally hit coastal California were pushed further north and brought record precipitation to the Pacific Northwest. — Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The views are so stunning and dramatic, Chuckanut Drive has been deemed the Pacific Northwest’s version of California’s Big Sur. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

While wildfire season in California has been more mild so far compared to years past, the Pacific Northwest has battled a historic number of blazes. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The team, Knecht says, is mostly made up of volunteers and has a shoestring budget with funding from the Pacific Northwest Archaeological Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution, among others. — Samantha Watson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the Pacific Northwest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed