Examples of the Pacific Northwest in a Sentence
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Last year, Bumbershoot’s first incarnation since 2018 was headlined by a number of beloved artists reared in the Pacific Northwest, including Sleater-Kinney, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Band of Horses.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 May 2024
Sightings of the skunk ape were most frequent in the 1970s in the wake of 1967 film that allegedly showed Bigfoot strolling the California woods and a flurry of news reports of Sasquatch sightings in the Pacific Northwest.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
The announcement came weeks after Portland police spoke out against online speculation regarding a possible serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 May 2024
The Niners have won five straight against Seattle, including a 31-13 drubbing last Thanksgiving in the Pacific Northwest.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
This weather pattern typically leads to drier weather in the south, according to NOAA, but wetter weather for the Pacific Northwest.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
The peninsula also has one of the Pacific Northwest’s richest razor clam grounds and great crabbing, fishing, and oystering.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024
The Roosevelt’s elk, which is named for conservationist and Boone & Crockett Club founder Teddy Roosevelt, is found only in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from northern California through British Columbia and into Alaska.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 2 May 2024
The refuge is considered to be a lasting example of what the Pacific Northwest looked like over 100 years ago.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024
Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 May 2024
Sightings of the skunk ape were most frequent in the 1970s in the wake of 1967 film that allegedly showed Bigfoot strolling the California woods and a flurry of news reports of Sasquatch sightings in the Pacific Northwest.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
The announcement came weeks after Portland police spoke out against online speculation regarding a possible serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 May 2024
The Niners have won five straight against Seattle, including a 31-13 drubbing last Thanksgiving in the Pacific Northwest.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
This weather pattern typically leads to drier weather in the south, according to NOAA, but wetter weather for the Pacific Northwest.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
The peninsula also has one of the Pacific Northwest’s richest razor clam grounds and great crabbing, fishing, and oystering.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024
The Roosevelt’s elk, which is named for conservationist and Boone & Crockett Club founder Teddy Roosevelt, is found only in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from northern California through British Columbia and into Alaska.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 2 May 2024
The refuge is considered to be a lasting example of what the Pacific Northwest looked like over 100 years ago.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024
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“The Pacific Northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pacific%20Northwest. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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