northern

Example Sentences

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With the supply already pushed to its limit, housing estates in Dublin’s northern suburbs have been going dark during storms as have cities along the coasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Higher ticket prices and fuel surcharges are also prompting many travellers to change holiday plans for the peak summer season in the northern hemisphere, often choosing to save money by staying closer to home.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Some of the last remaining surviving UK veterans are commemorating the anniversary of D-Day, 82 years since the allied invasion of northern France in World War Two.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Department of Agriculture confirmed the detection of New World screwworm in the umbilical area of a bovine in Zavala County, Texas, more than 60 miles from the northern Mexico border.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

He claimed to be genuinely embarrassed at the stridently proslavery rhetoric of the delegates from the Deep South and much more comfortable on the high moral ground of his northern friends.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis