How to Use up north in a Sentence

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• As the folks up north say, that’s a tough line to play against.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
• But those measures haven’t stopped the ants from making their way up north.
  — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
• Down here, a big-time hockey fix can be easier to access than up north.
  — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
• Wages also are lower up north, where the cost of living isn't as high, Hann said.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
• The ski trip to Colorado might not be in the cards, but a long weekend up north could be a lot of fun.
  — Renee Winick, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
• The Loyola grad’s blood isn’t thin anymore, thanks to so many years living up north.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
• It's intended to evoke restaurants up north, with menu items such as fish fry, prime rib and burgers.
  — Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
• Taylor Swift will be spending a little extra time up north next year.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023
• He was eventually found dead in the back of a transport van during a stop on the drive up north.
  — Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
• Summer winds from the South also push air pollution up north.
  — Mel Fronczek, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
• The best storm chances today will remain up north in Oklahoma.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 7 July 2023
• The same forces that drive people indoors in winter up north for warmth drive people indoors here for cool.
  — Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
• This is finally the time the Padres slay the dragon up north, the mighty Dodgers.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022
• In All-Day Sun Hydrangeas will bloom their heads off in full sun up north.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
• And the farmers up north are going to be able to use 100% of their land, not 1% of their land.
  — Tribune News Service, Sun Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
• Once a child whose adoption had fallen through joined the family on a two-week vacation up north.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2023
• April up north is a good time to prune roses and other summer-blooming perennials.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
• The system is expected to trigger more severe weather in the south, as well as more heavy rain and snow up north.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
• Around that time, though, a visit to a cousin up north in Philadelphia inspired him.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
• The legendary coach said that NIL helps schools up north in terms of recruiting.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
• Rain is falling Thursday night in the Twin Cities, while snow is falling up north.
  — Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
• This country’s park system boasts giant reptiles in the south, big grizzlies up north, and stealthy cats in between.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2023
• Ramírez said that even his mannerisms, which had changed from years up north, quickly identified him as an outsider.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
• Canadian wildfires continue to rage up north and plumes of smoke still cloud the sky here in the Midwest.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
• In an interview with Politico that came out this week, Gascón talked about the lessons from what happened up north.
  — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2022
• Robinson’s suburban life up north was very different from her time in the rural South.
  — Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
• Peak produce When everybody up north is making soup out of winter veggies, things flip here.
  — Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
• David and Neil Young were up north in California at a friend’s cabin.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 June 2025
• And, of course, there’s always a chance this season’s hurricanes bring a few more flamingos up north to join the state’s growing flocks.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2024
• May will be cooler than usual up north, with warmer-than-average temperatures down south.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026