How to Use south-southeast in a Sentence

south-southeast

noun
  • Future casts show some showers due to wind and breeze from the south-southeast.
    — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Corvus can be found at nightfall about one-quarter up in the south-southeast part of the sky.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Jupiter, Mars, and Uranus will be high in the south-southeast sky that night, too.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Calm wind becoming south-southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
    — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • The new location is about two miles south-southeast of Grosvenor Square.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 July 2025
  • This town is on the east coast of Lake Tahoe, south-southeast of Crystal Bay.
    — Andrew Depietro, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • The Sickle is rising in the northeast around midnight and will stand high in the south-southeast at the break of dawn.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The storm is about 50 miles south-southeast of Louisville and moving north-northwest at 17 mph.
    — NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
  • This one covers an area south-southeast of Salt Lake City, centered on the city of Alpine.
    — Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The epicenter was about 11 miles south-southeast of Silver Springs, at a depth of 5 miles.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • The epicenter was located roughly 1 mile south-southeast of Belden, at a depth of just 1 mile.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The earthquake struck at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter about 14 miles south-southeast of Redway.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The earthquake's epicenter was about 2 miles south-southeast of Redlands and occurred at a depth of 6 miles.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Temperatures will top out in the mid 40s and the winds will be out of the south-southeast between 5-15 mph.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The earthquake shook at a depth of just 4 miles, with its epicenter about 6 miles south-southeast of Pinnacles.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The earthquake struck at a depth of 5 miles, with its epicenter about 1 mile south-southeast of San Ramon.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The earthquake struck at a depth of 11 miles, with its epicenter about 11 miles south-southeast of Bodie.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Dec. 2025
  • After the fog lifts, a south-southeast wind flow will develop, producing a more humid day with isolated showers.
    — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The epicenter was roughly 12 miles south-southeast of Silver Springs, at a depth of 5 miles.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
  • The earthquake struck at a depth of 18 miles, with its epicenter about 2 miles south-southeast of Fortuna.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Thankfully, winds won't be as aggressive Tuesday out of the south-southeast at 5 to 10 mph.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The earthquake struck at a depth of 17 miles, with its epicenter roughly 7 miles south-southeast of Willows.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The epicenter was located about 11 miles south-southeast of Lopez Point, at a depth of 6 miles.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The epicenter was roughly 12 miles south-southeast of Silver Springs, at a depth of 3 miles.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The earthquake struck at a depth of 4 miles, with its epicenter about 6 miles south-southeast of San Juan Bautista.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The earthquake struck at a depth of 4 miles, with its epicenter about 10 miles south-southeast of McCloud.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The Murphy Fire is near Murphy Rock, about two and a half miles south-southeast of Black Bear.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The earthquake's epicenter was located about 6 miles south-southeast of Laytonville and occurred at a depth of 4 miles.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The earthquake struck at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter roughly 24 miles south-southeast of Sandy Valley.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The hurricane center said Arlene is expected to continue to track to the south-southeast and possibly turn more to the east over the next day or so.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 3 June 2023

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