How to Use the northwest in a Sentence

the northwest

noun

• Light winds blow from the northwest around 5 to 10 mph.
  — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
• Light winds blow from the northwest at about 5 to 10 mph.
  — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
• Winds dip to about 10 mph out of the northwest, with gusts near 20 mph, by dawn.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
• Winds from the northwest around 10-15 mph bring in the drier air.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
• Winds blow from the northwest near 10 mph with gusts around 20 mph.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
• Highs on Tuesday will range from the mid-40s in the northwest to the lower 50s in the southeast.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
• Train: The Ashland stop on the Green and Pink lines is right at the northwest corner of the park.
  — Pitchfork, 15 July 2024
• Only Kyiv and the northwest of the country were spared.
  — Andrew Carey, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
• A couple of wind gusts from the northwest could peak near 20 mph.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• Watch for sky streaks to the northwest on the evening of Oct. 8 through early morning Oct. 9.
  — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2023
• Winds blow from the northwest around 5 to 10 mph with some higher gusts.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
• A couple on the northwest side: 5501 W. Fond du Lac Ave.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
• The arc would then curve gently back to the northwest, north of the stadium.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland, 27 July 2023
• Ocean water had washed over the northwest side of the island.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024
• There will also be a risk of a few strong storms late tonight for the northwest corner of the state.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 15 Feb. 2023
• The train bank has sat at the northwest corner of Dickson Street and West Avenue since the 1990s.
  — Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 22 July 2024
• To the northwest, there is very little snow north of Highway 151.
  — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
• This year, though, the fun will be moved from the southwest quadrant to the northwest section of the Circle.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
• Haifa is on the northwest coast of Israel, but those in Gaza have no way to get there.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2023
• Gusty south-southwest winds will turn to come to the northwest in the hours after midnight.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
• The tropical storm is expected to turn to the northwest and then the north over the weekend.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 21 July 2023
• Light winds shift to come out of the northwest and skies gradually clear overnight.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
• The island lies just off the northwest tip of South Georgia, about 600 miles south-east of the Falkland Islands.
  — WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
• Then, a cold front is forecasted to move into the area from the northwest on July 4.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2024
• Wind gusts from the northwest near 35 mph are possible.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
• Zion had been living in Rock Island, in the northwest part of the state, with his mother, Sushi Staples.
  — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 5 June 2024
• Temperatures will rise to 65 on New Year’s Day as the second storm blows in from the northwest.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
• The minimum coverage of the Sun by the Moon will be at the northwest corner of the state of Washington.
  — Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
• Firefighters are focusing mainly on the northwest portion of the blaze, which continues to be the most active, in order to protect the communities of Big Pines and Piñon Hills.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
• Along with Phoenix and south-central Arizona, the northwest and southwest portions of the state, particularly Yuma, were drier than normal.
  — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024