Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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The crash occurred just after 8 p.m. local time on Sunday, May 11, in the northbound lanes of I-45, according to a press release from the Conroe Police Department.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 14 May 2025
Witnesses called police around midnight Sunday to report three to four cars of unknown makes and models racing in the northbound lanes near 3400 South State Road 7, just south of I-595, said Davie police spokesman Officer Peter Patton.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Listen to this article All northbound lanes near 127th Street on I-57 were shut down Tuesday morning after an accident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle, according to Illinois state police.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Officers shut down the northbound lanes of State Road 7 around 1 a.m. as crews cleared the scene, and later reopened the roadway around 5:45 a.m.
Davie is withholding the identities of the deceased until police can notify next of kin.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 14 May 2025
Witnesses called police around midnight Sunday to report three to four cars of unknown makes and models racing in the northbound lanes near 3400 South State Road 7, just south of I-595, said Davie police spokesman Officer Peter Patton.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Listen to this article All northbound lanes near 127th Street on I-57 were shut down Tuesday morning after an accident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle, according to Illinois state police.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Officers shut down the northbound lanes of State Road 7 around 1 a.m. as crews cleared the scene, and later reopened the roadway around 5:45 a.m.
Davie is withholding the identities of the deceased until police can notify next of kin.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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