How to Use northern in a Sentence

northern

adjective
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  • The search then shifted to this area, in the northern part of Chester County.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The Houthis have held northern Yemen and the country's capital of Sanaa since 2014.
    — Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Deep freezes hit wide bands of the US this week; snow and freezing rain have swept across northern Europe.
    — Aarian Marshall matt Simon, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2024
  • In 2004, the Houthis launched a rebellion in Yemen’s northern highlands.
    — Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Climb to the top for views of Dugi Otok’s northern coast and neighboring islands.
    — Mary Novakovich, CNN, 5 June 2023
  • Snow will begin to wind down across the Cascades on Thursday, but will overspread portions of the northern Plains as the storm treks east.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Miller said in the northwoods section of the state, from Highway 29 and Shawano, and to the northern most part of the state, there could be as much as half an inch to 1-inch of snow this weekend.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Queens had the charm of the South, conveniences of the northern lifestyle and was close enough to the teeming jazz scene of Harlem without being ensnared.
    — Mia Jackson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • But the style of the depiction is called codex style, a form of pottery very specific to northern Peten area in Guatemala.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2023
  • The dancer was born in 1925 on Osage Nation land in northern Oklahoma.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
  • While the northern front has been quieter than the battleground of Gaza, there are signs of escalation.
    — Adam Goldman Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The bags were apparently tossed into the chasm — about 120 feet in depth — from a forest overlook on the northern fringes of Guadalajara.
    — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • In the first hour of D-day the first spearhead of Allied forces for the liberation of Europe landed by parachute in northern France.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, unable to handle the influx, New York City has been shuttling migrants to northern suburbs in the state.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 6 June 2023
  • Indigenous to parts of western Asia, northern Africa, and southern Europe, this plant has spread to home gardens and markets around the world.
    — Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Its impact will be felt across much of the northern and central parts of the state, with high winds and heavy rain in addition to dangerous storm surge in coastal areas.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Newburg is just across the Potomac River from northern Virginia.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The festival took place March 27-31 in Chandigarh, northern India.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
  • New violations of the cease-fire have been reported in northern Gaza this morning.
    — NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • This nonnative songbird originates from Eurasia and northern Africa and was first released in the U.S> in 1841.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
  • An activity area is planned at the northern end of the park featuring pickle-ball and basketball courts, a playground and a splash pad.
    — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Khorasan refers to an ancient region that encompassed parts of present day Iran, Turkmenistan, and northern Afghanistan.
    — Fatema Hosseini, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Israelis living along the northern border with Lebanon were ordered to find shelter on Wednesday amid a false alarm that attack drones might have crossed the border.
    — WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The northern tip is home to Playa Norte, one of the most beautiful beaches in Mexico, and a hot spot of hotels, activities, restaurants, and bars.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • The designer also incorporated the state's shape and a white northern star.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Into northern Virginia, the District and central Maryland, a wedge of cooler air probably reduces the chance of big storms.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Wolves, which typically shy away from humans, kill less than 0.01 percent of cattle each year in the northern Rockies.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The town in northern Slovakia is also emblematic of something more ominous for the future.
    — Daniel Hornak, Fortune Europe, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The whales mainly ate California sea lions, gray whale calves, and northern elephant seals.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Conricus, speaking on CNN today, said that the pauses in the most active part of the battlefield in northern Gaza were scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and that civilians in the area were forewarned and urged to flee south.
    — NBC News, 6 Nov. 2023

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