Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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The car crash was first reported shortly before 1 p.m. when the vehicle drove off West El Camino Avenue in Sacramento and crashed onto the northbound lanes of I-5, according to the California Highway Patrol’s online dispatch records.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
The northbound lanes of Interstate 35W at Basswood Boulevard in Fort Worth are now open after being closed early Friday due to a major crash, officials said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
The closure follows a fatal accident on the northbound lanes of the turnpike that shut down the highway on Thursday night.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
The northbound side, however, was reopened Friday night while the southbound side remains closed.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2024
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2025
The northbound lanes of Interstate 35W at Basswood Boulevard in Fort Worth are now open after being closed early Friday due to a major crash, officials said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
The closure follows a fatal accident on the northbound lanes of the turnpike that shut down the highway on Thursday night.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
The northbound side, however, was reopened Friday night while the southbound side remains closed.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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