Examples of northbound in a Sentence
The northbound lanes are closed.
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The crash took place around 1:20 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 435 near K32, according to Kansas Highway Patrol crash logs.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
Early Tuesday, officers shut down the northbound lanes at Clairemont Drive yet again due to the man’s presence on the overpass.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The Tennessee Department of Transportation reported several major road closures, including the northbound lanes of Interstate 65.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Police said initial information indicated that a northbound Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern freight train struck the man at the Everett Road grade crossing.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
Early Tuesday, officers shut down the northbound lanes at Clairemont Drive yet again due to the man’s presence on the overpass.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The Tennessee Department of Transportation reported several major road closures, including the northbound lanes of Interstate 65.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Police said initial information indicated that a northbound Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern freight train struck the man at the Everett Road grade crossing.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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northbound
adjective
north·bound
ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed north
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