How to Use southeastward in a Sentence

southeastward

noun
  • The fires there and in other states sent a plume of smoke drifting southeastward across Brazil, darkening the skies over some cities and towns.
    Andrew Freedman, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The fires there and in other states sent a plume of smoke drifting far southeastward across Brazil, darkening the skies over some cities and towns.
    oregonlive.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Radar on Thursday morning showed the storm was moving southeastward, Hand said.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Miller said Claudette got a boost early June 21 from a cold front dropping southeastward from the Ohio Valley, with most of the storm’s winds weighing on its southeast side.
    al, 28 June 2021
  • The showers will settle southeastward into the state for this afternoon and tonight.
    courant.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • In some areas downwind of the Great Lakes, the first snowflakes of the season are possible late Sunday into Monday as the cold air spills southeastward.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The line of storms was forecast to advance southeastward through the I-95 corridor during evening rush hour, AccuWeather said.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 15 May 2018
  • Showers are expected to taper off quickly from west to east overnight as this system heads southeastward.
    oregonlive, 2 May 2022
  • Forecasters expect this complex of storms to continue to move southeastward through the morning.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 1 July 2020
  • It is expected to quickly move southeastward through the afternoon.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 4 May 2021
  • The ridge quickly moves out late Friday, and a system dropping southeastward from British Columbia will bring cooler air and windy conditions to most of western Oregon.
    oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2020
  • In Portland, Thursday will bring another shot of rain, sometimes moderate, as another system dives southeastward from the Gulf of Alaska.
    oregonlive, 18 May 2022
  • Winds were expected to carry the smoke southeastward toward Seward, forecasters said.
    Madeline McGee, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2019
  • Portland will just see rain before this system digs south-southeastward into California overnight.
    oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2021
  • As the front pushes southeastward into Tuesday, the Northeast will finally be able to enjoy calm, seasonable weather, AccuWeather said.
    Editors, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
  • Jim Allison, an archaeologist at Brigham Young University who was not involved in the paper, agreed the findings mesh with other evidence of a southeastward migration.
    Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2017
  • The fires there and in other states sent a plume of smoke drifting southeastward across Brazil, darkening the skies over some cities and towns.
    Andrew Freedman, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The fires there and in other states sent a plume of smoke drifting far southeastward across Brazil, darkening the skies over some cities and towns.
    oregonlive.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Radar on Thursday morning showed the storm was moving southeastward, Hand said.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Miller said Claudette got a boost early June 21 from a cold front dropping southeastward from the Ohio Valley, with most of the storm’s winds weighing on its southeast side.
    al, 28 June 2021
  • The showers will settle southeastward into the state for this afternoon and tonight.
    courant.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • In some areas downwind of the Great Lakes, the first snowflakes of the season are possible late Sunday into Monday as the cold air spills southeastward.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The line of storms was forecast to advance southeastward through the I-95 corridor during evening rush hour, AccuWeather said.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 15 May 2018
  • Showers are expected to taper off quickly from west to east overnight as this system heads southeastward.
    oregonlive, 2 May 2022
  • Forecasters expect this complex of storms to continue to move southeastward through the morning.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 1 July 2020
  • It is expected to quickly move southeastward through the afternoon.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 4 May 2021
  • The ridge quickly moves out late Friday, and a system dropping southeastward from British Columbia will bring cooler air and windy conditions to most of western Oregon.
    oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2020
  • In Portland, Thursday will bring another shot of rain, sometimes moderate, as another system dives southeastward from the Gulf of Alaska.
    oregonlive, 18 May 2022
  • Winds were expected to carry the smoke southeastward toward Seward, forecasters said.
    Madeline McGee, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2019
  • Portland will just see rain before this system digs south-southeastward into California overnight.
    oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2021

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