How to Use south in a Sentence

south

1 of 3 adverb
  • The birds fly south in the winter.
  • It's a mile south of here.
  • The company's profits have gone south in recent months.
  • The TV show's ratings have been heading south.
  • Turn south onto Elm Street.
  • The storm drove the ship south.
    — Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • An open pine grove stretched south.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But that's when things went south.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • That’s when things went south on the Dodgers.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
  • So how did things go south so quickly?
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • But sometimes the deal can go south.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
  • Birds will then move south for the winter.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Childs worried this could go south fast.
    — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Turn left and head south to downtown.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Walk one block south to Bayfront Park.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But then things went south -- and quickly.
    — Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • How they were forcibly marched 400 miles south.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • This had been such a strong group, but things have gone south since the fall.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 June 2026
  • But when someone is found dead, the trip goes south and fast.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The plane turned sharply south to get out of the debris zone.
    — Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Winds are blowing south at around 5 mph.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
  • Her window peered south toward a dark sea.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The couple took a chance and headed south.
    — Sarah Henry, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The best shower chance is south of the city through about midday.
    — Matthew Delucia, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • And there are so many ways your good intentions can go south.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • And one of the teams main campus is three hours south in Austin.
    — Mac Engel march 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But now, with daylight waning, the terns need to head south.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Their attacker fled south from the scene.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Within hours, the fire jumped south of I-8.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • Went south to play at Ohio State in college.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

south

2 of 3 adjective
  • Springbrook has a north plant and a south plant.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Expect south winds of about 7 mph.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026
  • The port, at the south end of the beach, is also an option.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 June 2026
  • On the south side, where tender plants and fruit can best survive the cold?
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2023
  • That typically means on the south or west side of your home.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Ramps on the south side of the interstate will remain open.
    — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
  • Overnight, new fires sparked in rural south Georgia.
    — Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The east and south sides of streets got odd numbers; north and west sides of streets got even numbers.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The second floor has both north- and south-facing parlors.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The great door at the foot of the south stairs has been locked from within since Tuesday.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
  • The Living Room takes up the south side of the building.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Highs will range from the upper 80s north to the low and mid 90s south.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Six have been struck downtown, along with one in east Davis and one in south Davis.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • One building will sit on the north side of 17th Street and three on the south side.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
  • The one on the south portico has been removed in the latest plan.
    — New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The Midland will cross the the north side of the bridge and the south side will not have sidewalk.
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The sky will be mostly cloudy with light south winds between 5 and 10 mph.
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Xatt l-Ahmar on the south coast is a true diver’s playground.
    — AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
  • An eye-catching new scoreboard also makes its debut in the south end zone.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • This year’s top spot goes to Poipu Beach on Kauai’s sunny south shore.
    — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • This will bring a warm, mild air mass from the south central plains to Wisconsin.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Tracking showed the flotilla boats edging along the south coast of Crete.
    — April 30, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Plant in a sheltered location, such as the south or east sides of buildings and fences.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • The family lived at the south end of Ickes, land where the new school would be built.
    — Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The costs of major repairs, like updates to the eroding south porch, are split.
    — Ilana Arougheti june 11, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • Rosa said the south side of the island, which bore the brunt of the storm, has the largest plantain and banana farms.
    — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Israel’s tactics in south Lebanon might seem dystopian.
    — Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But if the storm track is too far south or too far north, Colorado can miss the better snow setup.
    — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Located on about 83 acres at the south end of the city, all but nine acres of the mall are owned by the city.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • In the south, grenache blanc and a few other varieties add zip and interest.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 8 June 2023

south

3 of 3 noun
  • The wind blew from the south.
  • Parts of the South were hit hard by the storm.
  • I grew up in the South.
  • The birds migrate from the South.
  • But now, not east, west, or south.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In this case, the front moved from north to south.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • So north and south are both part of the same line.
    — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • Eight of the top 10 states were in the south.
    — Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Too far south is too warm, with too many diseases.
    — Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Winds from the south will gust up to 35 mph at times.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • White seabass tend to travel north and south along the coast.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • First if there is some mixing with rain or ice to the south.
    — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • About two thirds of the dead were in the country’s south.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Once ice and snow end, the frigid air from the north will head south and east.
    — Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Winds will be light out of the south at 5 to 10 mph.
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Winds will stay light out of the south at 5 to 10 mph.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Expect a mix of rain and snow to the north and just rain to the south.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • By Sunday, winds will shift to come from the south.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Winds will be light, coming in out of the south at around 5 mph.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Winds of about 10 to 15 mph will push the smoke south.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Those are also suède, but the nap runs north-south rather than east-west.
    — Alyssa Brandt, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The food is so different from south to north and east to west.
    — Russell Flannery, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • How far south will the ice line extend across the region?
    — Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Would the south really be any safer?
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Snow will move from south to north through the early morning hours.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Bombs were falling on those who sought shelter in the south, too.
    — Rozina Ali, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Monday, winds from the south kick up and gust up to 25 mph.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The biggest discounts are to the south.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Three tall windows on each side let in ample light from the north and south.
    — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • There’s a bunch of those guys in Lefke who were settled from the south.
    — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

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