How to Use northbound in a Sentence

northbound

adjective
  • The northbound lanes are closed.
  • The northbound lanes near the crash were closed for more than three hours.
    — Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2020
  • The first phase will rebuild the northbound side of the road.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • And if so, why do the northbound carpool lane signs have lights?
    — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Sections of both northbound lanes were shut down for about three hours.
    — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2020
  • The wreck forced the closure of two northbound lanes for about two hours.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022
  • One northbound lane will stay closed for the entirety of that span.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 18 July 2024
  • The northbound lanes near both crash sites were closed Sunday evening.
    — Mara Klecker, Star Tribune, 13 Dec. 2020
  • The crash shut down the southbound side of the bridge for hours, while the northbound side was closed briefly.
    — Susan Haigh, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • The northbound lanes of the bridge have reopened, but the southbound side is still closed.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Traffic soon came to a halt before the northbound lanes of the highway gave way.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023
  • The woman and dog were found dead in the northbound lanes of John Young.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 4 June 2021
  • The car then crossed the northbound lanes before coming to a stop on the shoulder of the road.
    — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 14 June 2020
  • The northbound lanes opened Sunday, a week ahead of schedule.
    — Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The mistake was on the northbound side but was caught before most of the southbound was sprayed.
    — Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Two right, northbound lanes of I-15 will likely be closed for three hours.
    — Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 May 2021
  • The driver went south in the northbound lanes for about a minute before the crash, Haschel said.
    — Dana Branham, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2020
  • The wreck led to a closure of the northbound lanes on that stretch of freeway, the department said.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The crash caused heavy traffic delays in the northbound lanes of the turnpike through the morning.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Police added that the pole was splintered on the northbound side of Ohio 91.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 13 Feb. 2021
  • The Malibu had changed lanes and struck the Dodge in the northbound lanes of the freeway.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 1 May 2021
  • The crash shut down the northbound lanes of I-43 for several hours.
    — Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Detours remain on the northbound lanes that have been blocked since the June 15 blaze.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2024
  • Nine of the crashes have been northbound, the direction in which the bridge is 12 feet high.
    — Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The video shows a person walking north on the sidewalk along the northbound lanes of 82nd.
    — oregonlive, 14 June 2022
  • The new sign bridge will be installed over the northbound lanes near the I-5 interchange.
    — oregonlive, 19 June 2020
  • At night, both northbound and southbound traffic are reduced to one lane in each direction.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • The northbound lanes of I-75 are shut down just south of the I-74 ramp due to a crash.
    — Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 22 May 2021
  • Deputies did not locate the vehicle that lost a tire on the northbound side of I-75.
    — The Enquirer, 17 July 2023
  • Both northbound and southbound lanes of Business 287 were closed in the area at the time of the crash.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025

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