How to Use northward in a Sentence

northward

1 of 2 adverb or adjective
  • The two lows will squeeze warmer air northward in the form of a high pressure ridge.
    — oregonlive, 11 May 2023
  • Halong also brought lots of very warm air northward with it.
    — Rick Thoman, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But if two species move northward in parallel, nothing changes.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Overnight, those storms should move northward and keep up a chance of more widespread showers across the mountains.
    — oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The bird species makes the trek northward as part of its annual spring migration.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Scripps is far from the only local medical provider with its gaze turned northward.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The next chance for a little snow is Tuesday, mainly from the metro northward.
    — February 22, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • But rapid rates of climatic change mean that trees likely can’t move northward at a pace that keeps up with their loss in the south.
    — David J. Cooper, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Morning clouds could be heavy again Friday as the system along the coast weakens and lifts northward.
    — oregonlive, 7 July 2022
  • Most of the Amazon’s water gushes northward, the shortest route to the sea.
    — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
  • Danielle is forecast to track slowly northward today and maybe pick up some speed and turn more to the northeast starting tonight.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The latest track shows Lee beginning to make a turn northward at the end of the period.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Here in the Midwest, that usually means pointing your car northward.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 30 June 2026
  • On Tuesday, it is expected to turn northward, the agency said.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • With Mario pumping moisture northward, the chances of rain in Phoenix will increase as the week goes on.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But the flows northward continue at a pace that has been mind-rattling for many Americans.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
  • And that has prompted the lobster population to shift northward.
    — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2022
  • That setup tends to slow changes, allowing cold air to persist rather than retreat quickly northward.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The bulk of the rain will fall from about Salem northward into southwest Washington.
    — oregonlive, 26 May 2022
  • Soon thereafter, the Napa Railroad laid tracks northward to include the town on its route.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Moreover, much of the air pollution across the region drifts northward from the Chicago area.
    — Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Saturday will be the start of a quick heat up as high pressure builds back into the region and brings heat northward from the desert southwest.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Hurricanes could move northward and grow stronger as the atmosphere warms, Condon said.
    — Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Meanwhile low, warm, humid air streams northward from the Gulf of Mexico.
    — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 11 May 2023
  • Eastern Cuba could see 10 to 15 inches of rain as the storm moves northward.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Another three people died in Cuba earlier in the week as the storm churned northward.
    — Meg Kinnard, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Their range shrank northward as many were shot and shoved out of their native habitats — areas near lakes, rivers and coasts — by humans and industry.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Snow began falling in New Jersey and New York as the storm moved northward.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • However, in 2022, the gap was breached, and the flies have been steadily moving northward.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Oklahoma City and northward could see a string of hazards pop up throughout the night.
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 5 Mar. 2026

northward

2 of 2 noun
  • Moreover, the city is hemmed in by the sea from three sides and can only grow northwards.
    — Anuj Puri, Quartz India, 19 Dec. 2019
  • While oranges in the counties to the northward were damaged to some extent by the late cold spell.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Areas from about Salem northward could see drizzle or light rain through the evening commute.
    — oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Cristobal is expected to continue on a path northward over the next few days.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 6 June 2020
  • The heat wave that has impacted Texas for well over a week is set to expand northward and eastward.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 28 June 2023
  • Dumas won the Cincinnati precincts and cut a swath through the middle of the county northward.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2020
  • With the Med getting too hot to handle, experts predict that tourism will shift northwards.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2024
  • It is expected to develop stronger winds and track northward today.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 20 May 2021
  • In general, currents push warm water northward, where a small portion becomes sea ice.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • As shown below, a wavy jet stream can catapult warm air northward into the Arctic and drive cold air far southward.
    — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2020
  • After a brief pause at that line on the solstice, the sun appears to reverse direction and begins its journey northward.
    — Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2022
  • However, the intense cold front forced the jet stream and high altitude steering currents to dip south and may have scooped the balloon northward.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Gusts of 40 50 mph are a good bet, and perhaps higher, especially from the city northward.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The probe's 53-day polar orbit was set up to slowly move the point of closest approach northward as the flight progresses.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 8 June 2021
  • In New Jersey, some towns are closing some beaches to swimming as the hurricane moves northwards.
    — Amanda Castro hannah Parry anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The high acts as a force field of sorts, diverting the jet stream northward and deflecting any inclement weather into Canada.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2022
  • Much of the rain is aimed as southern Oregon, but the valleys from Eugene northward could still see about a quarter inch from this system.
    — oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The first sakura, or cherry blossom, appears in the southern islands, and the phenomenon moves its way northwards.
    — Tokyo Halfie, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2023
  • While the Valley still maintains high numbers, whitewings have steadily expanded their range northward.
    — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2020
  • The relentless northward march is closely linked to mild winters and warming summers that give ticks more opportunity to find hosts.
    — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 30 Sep. 2020
  • By Wednesday the low-pressure system will push a warm front northward and leave drier weather behind for the Northeast.
    — Hannah Gard and Haley Brink, CNN, 12 July 2021
  • The hurricane center said Nicole moved a bit farther north than expected overnight and nudged the storm’s forecast path northward as well over the next two to three days.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 8 Nov. 2022
  • In La Nina years, colder waters in the Pacific Ocean push the jet stream northward.
    — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The second generation emerges along the way and continues on a path northward before giving way to a third generation.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The current circling Antarctica is deflected to its left, or northward, pushing the surface waters away from the pole.
    — Anil Ananthaswamy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2020
  • These also told of subject Kushite chiefs who supplied the wood from acacia trees used to build vessels to ship blocks of Aswan stone northwards for the pharaoh’s pyramid.
    — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The warnings come as Hurricane Erin moves northwards in the western Atlantic Ocean.
    — Amanda Castro hannah Parry anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The warnings comes as Hurricane Erin moves northwards in the western Atlantic Ocean.
    — Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
  • In addition, southerly breezes will continue to pull Gulf moisture northward across North Texas.
    — Dallas News, 10 June 2021
  • Rivers normally flow into the Gulf, but Laura's strong winds blew the top layer of water northward, away from the Gulf, instead.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 28 Aug. 2020

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'northward.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: