How to Use south-southeast in a Sentence
south-southeast
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Future casts show some showers due to wind and breeze from the south-southeast.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
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Corvus can be found at nightfall about one-quarter up in the south-southeast part of the sky.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jupiter, Mars, and Uranus will be high in the south-southeast sky that night, too.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
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Calm wind becoming south-southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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The new location is about two miles south-southeast of Grosvenor Square.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 July 2025
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This town is on the east coast of Lake Tahoe, south-southeast of Crystal Bay.
—Andrew Depietro, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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The Sickle is rising in the northeast around midnight and will stand high in the south-southeast at the break of dawn.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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The storm is about 50 miles south-southeast of Louisville and moving north-northwest at 17 mph.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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This one covers an area south-southeast of Salt Lake City, centered on the city of Alpine.
—Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The epicenter was about 12 miles south-southeast of Silver Springs, at a depth of 6 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
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The epicenter was about 11 miles south-southeast of Silver Springs, at a depth of 5 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
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The epicenter was located roughly 1 mile south-southeast of Belden, at a depth of just 1 mile.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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The epicenter was roughly 2 miles south-southeast of Frazier Park, at a depth of 8 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
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The earthquake struck at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter about 14 miles south-southeast of Redway.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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The earthquake's epicenter was about 2 miles south-southeast of Redlands and occurred at a depth of 6 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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Temperatures will top out in the mid 40s and the winds will be out of the south-southeast between 5-15 mph.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
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The earthquake's epicenter was about 2 miles south-southeast of Compton and occurred at a depth of 8 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
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The earthquake shook at a depth of just 4 miles, with its epicenter about 6 miles south-southeast of Pinnacles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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The earthquake struck at a depth of 5 miles, with its epicenter about 1 mile south-southeast of San Ramon.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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The earthquake struck at a depth of 11 miles, with its epicenter about 11 miles south-southeast of Bodie.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
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After the fog lifts, a south-southeast wind flow will develop, producing a more humid day with isolated showers.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
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The earthquake struck at a depth of 18 miles, with its epicenter about 2 miles south-southeast of Fortuna.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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From Chicago, viewers should face south-southeast, about a third of the way up from the horizon, to see the lunar eclipse Thursday night.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
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The epicenter was roughly 12 miles south-southeast of Silver Springs, at a depth of 5 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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Thankfully, winds won't be as aggressive Tuesday out of the south-southeast at 5 to 10 mph.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
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The epicenter was roughly 9 miles south-southeast of Willow Creek, at a depth of 14 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
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The earthquake struck at a depth of 17 miles, with its epicenter roughly 7 miles south-southeast of Willows.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Nov. 2025
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The epicenter was located about 11 miles south-southeast of Lopez Point, at a depth of 6 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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The epicenter was roughly 12 miles south-southeast of Silver Springs, at a depth of 3 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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The earthquake struck at a depth of 4 miles, with its epicenter about 6 miles south-southeast of San Juan Bautista.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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