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

Missing those games up north reportedly cost him around half a million dollars. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

And in the late 1800s, after slavery’s end in the British islands, sugar was joined by another cash crop for which a market was fast emerging up north. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

But Sporting reversed its fortunes and earned its fourth win of the season, a 2-1 victory over the visitors from up north. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Move up north, and New York, West Virginia, and Ohio said that peanut butter ice cream is 100% their thing. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for up north

• henceforth
• thenceforth
• fourth