How to Use east-southeast in a Sentence
east-southeast
noun
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The storm will move from west-northwest to east-southeast at 35 mph.
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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.
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Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2024
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Its center was located about 50 miles east-southeast of Guadeloupe.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2024
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