northerly

Example Sentences

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This is perhaps why Aleqatsiaq Peary, a 42-year-old Inuit hunter living in the remote northerly town of Qaanaaq, seemed unfazed by the prospect of US ownership.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Further snow showers are expected for areas exposed to the northerly winds, especially northern Scotland, Northern Ireland, west Wales, south-west England and parts of eastern England.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Forecasters say there will be strong northerly winds too with an additional Met Office yellow warning for wind in north-east Scotland and the Northern Isles from 21:00 GMT Wednesday to 09:00 Thursday.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Or a return to England's most northerly Open outpost at Royal Lytham and St Annes.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

They climbed a gate and began to cross a field in a northerly direction.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan