the north
noun
variants
or the North
: regions or countries north of a certain point
The birds migrate from the North.
Examples of the north in a Sentence
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As battles raged in the north and east of the Kharkiv region, the city itself enjoyed a rare moment of calm on Sunday, May 12.
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Fox News, 13 May 2024
Bordering the Alps in the north, south and west, the region was, and remains, home to some of the peninsula’s richest and most versatile farmland, as well as immense tracts of alpine pastures, allowing for a seemingly endless supply of ingredients.
—Dawn Davis Sharon Radisch Soneela Nankani Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Israel has issued additional evacuation orders for the million Palestinians who are either residents or refugees from the north now living in Southern Gaza.
—CBS News, 12 May 2024
Work crews installed a closure on the southbound Interstate 17 in the north Phoenix and Anthem areas as a pavement improvement project begins, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
Look, Hezbollah continues to attack Israel in the north.
—ABC News, 12 May 2024
On Monday, the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of some 100,000 people from nine area blocks on the southeastern part of the city, urging them to relocate to purported safe zones in the north, from which many were told to flee in the first place.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 9 May 2024
In the north of the country recent floods and landslides have led to the deaths of at least 17 people and flooded more than 4,000 homes, while in the capital, the population continues to flee their homes..
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Migrants can’t access CBP One south of Mexico City, and in the north, the threat of deportation looms.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Fox News, 13 May 2024
Bordering the Alps in the north, south and west, the region was, and remains, home to some of the peninsula’s richest and most versatile farmland, as well as immense tracts of alpine pastures, allowing for a seemingly endless supply of ingredients.
—Dawn Davis Sharon Radisch Soneela Nankani Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Israel has issued additional evacuation orders for the million Palestinians who are either residents or refugees from the north now living in Southern Gaza.
—CBS News, 12 May 2024
Work crews installed a closure on the southbound Interstate 17 in the north Phoenix and Anthem areas as a pavement improvement project begins, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
Look, Hezbollah continues to attack Israel in the north.
—ABC News, 12 May 2024
On Monday, the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of some 100,000 people from nine area blocks on the southeastern part of the city, urging them to relocate to purported safe zones in the north, from which many were told to flee in the first place.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 9 May 2024
In the north of the country recent floods and landslides have led to the deaths of at least 17 people and flooded more than 4,000 homes, while in the capital, the population continues to flee their homes..
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Migrants can’t access CBP One south of Mexico City, and in the north, the threat of deportation looms.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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