up north

phrase

informal

: in or to the northern part of a country or region

She spent a few years up north.

We'll be heading up north for the summer.

Examples of up north in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, just several months after a group of concerned parents helped push the Shawnee Mission School District to change its classroom technology practices, a new group up north is tackling the same mission. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

So was avoiding the easy version of a Connecticut show, one dominated by recent Yale MFAs or famous artists with country houses up north in the bucolic Litchfield hills. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026

The arrival of Quebec license plates in South Florida used to announce a seasonal change, like leaves changing up north. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Addison Fogler, a senior from Rochester who spent the summer up north with her family, got together with friends last night to decorate their cars in a school-wide senior tradition. — Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for up north

• henceforth
• thenceforth
• fourth