northbound
Example Sentences
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Authorities have yet to say what caused the crash shortly before 3 p.m. in the northbound lanes near Pyramid Lake in the Angeles National Forest.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
Farther to the northwest, both northbound lanes at a truck bypass in Sylmar were flooded.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
The collision took place on the northbound carriageway past the Stibbington junction.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
The force said an on-duty officer came across the incident on the northbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
We’re sent in teams of two to search cars on the northbound side of the freeway, maybe a quarter mile up, because all the closer cars have already been inspected.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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