How to Use south-southwest in a Sentence
south-southwest
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Gusty south-southwest winds will turn to come to the northwest in the hours after midnight.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
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The crash happened about 7 p.m. Thursday roughly 51 miles south-southwest of Utqiaġvik, which claims to be the northernmost city in the U.S.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 July 2023
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The storm is currently 430 miles south-southwest of Bermuda and is moving north-northwest at 9 mph.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
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The outpost will first be visible 10 degrees above the south-southwest horizon.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2023
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Two weeks later, his upturned boat was found, without him aboard, about 300 miles south-southwest of Acapulco.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
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Forecasters say the wind should shift south-southwest later in the day but could remain gusty, in the range of 25 mph to 35 mph, from Thursday evening through Friday afternoon or evening.
—Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
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That disturbance was located several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 19 June 2023
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Meanwhile to the east, Hurricane Franklin is gathering strength south-southwest of Bermuda.
—Time, 27 Aug. 2023
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Hilary was centered about 360 miles south-southwest of Los Cabos by the southern tip of the Baja peninsula as of early Friday.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
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Franklin was located 610 miles south-southwest of Bermuda on Saturday afternoon and was tracking to the north-northwest at 8 mph.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 26 Aug. 2023
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On August 23, a medium wind was blowing south-southwest, while milder water currents were pushing north-northwest.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
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