How to Use east-southeast in a Sentence
east-southeast
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The storm will move from west-northwest to east-southeast at 35 mph.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2023
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On Wednesday, a magnitude 3.5 quake hit one-tenth of a mile east-southeast of the town.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
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Its center was located about 50 miles east-southeast of Guadeloupe.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
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The dangerous currents are the result of an east-southeast swell and this weekend's full moon, according to the National Weather Service.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 25 June 2024
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Forecasters said that clusters of storms, including supercells, will continue to track east-southeast through south Alabama through this evening.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 15 June 2023
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Closest to Florida is a small area of thunderstorms in the Atlantic located about 150 east-southeast of Jacksonville that may already be developing circulation and could become the season’s next tropical disturbance.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
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