How to Use southeast in a Sentence

southeast

1 of 3 adverb
  • It's a few miles southeast of here.
  • Here, hikers will veer right to head southeast.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Winds will be from the east and southeast around 5 to 10 mph.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The fire is burning on training land southeast of the main post.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Take the trail that continues southeast to stay along the side of the lake.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Winnabow is about a 145-mile drive southeast from Raleigh.
    — Mark Price january 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Pearl is about a 5-mile drive southeast from Jackson.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The area is about 9 miles southeast of Aspen.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The worst fires were burning more than 200 miles southeast of the city.
    — Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The site of the crash is about 45 miles southeast of Denver.
    — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Riverview is about a 15-mile drive southeast from Tampa.
    — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Dover is about a 90-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Greenville is about an 85-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026
  • Greenville is about an 80-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
  • By later evening, storms are tracking to move southeast across the region.
    — Kendrick Calfee june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • The trail begins by heading southeast.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Greenville is about an 80-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The park is about two hours southeast of Nashville and four hours south of Louisville.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Willcox is about a 200-mile drive southeast from Phoenix.
    — Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Frisco is about a 245-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Winnabow is about a 145-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
  • Markle is a roughly 25-mile drive southeast from Fort Wayne.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Balch Springs is about a 15-mile drive southeast from Dallas.
    — Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Oskaloosa is about a 60-mile drive southeast from Des Moines.
    — Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Springville is about a 50-mile drive southeast from Salt Lake City.
    — Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • La Grange is about a 70-mile drive southeast from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Palm Coast is about a 65-mile drive southeast from Jacksonville.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That led to his purchase of a farm 75 miles southeast of Charlotte.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
  • More oil was retrieved on Sunday about 13 miles southeast of the parish.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The crash site is about a 30-mile drive southeast from uptown Charlotte.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026

southeast

2 of 3 noun
  • A mountain range is in the southeast of the country.
  • He grew up in the Southeast.
  • Rain is moving into the Southeast.
  • Winds will be out of the southeast at around 10mph.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Winds will start out of the north and will finish out of the southeast.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Winds will be out of the southeast at five to 15 miles per hour.
    — Aaron Mentkowski, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Winds will be out of the southeast at five to 15 miles per hour.
    — Aaron Mentkowski, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Winds will be out of the southeast at 5 to 10 mph.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The heavier rain will be to the south and southeast of the metroplex.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • Young men and women talk on the phone to their group members in the southeast.
    — Fariba Nawa, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The wind out of the east and southeast will help steer smoke toward the west today.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
  • The southeast doesn’t have as many gas lines built in because winters are mild.
    — Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Skies will be mostly sunny, with light winds from the south and southeast.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Winds will remain out of the southeast at 6 to 12 mph.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Light winds are again mainly from the southeast at 5 to 10 mph.
    — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • That system was forecast to track to the southeast and over warmer water.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The high will top out in the 70s with winds coming from the southeast around 5 mph.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Kure Beach is about a 145-mile drive southeast of Raleigh.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Most of those winds will come from the east and southeast, up to 10 or 15 miles per hour.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Uranus will be high in the southeast (also not visible).
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • There are plenty of them at the lake, but only a few blocks to the southeast the streets are mostly bare.
    — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Gusty southeast and south winds through the afternoon and night could blow as high as 20 mph.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2026
  • Avon is about a 230-mile southeast from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price may 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
  • Saturn is in a fine position to be viewed just before the break of dawn in the east-southeast.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • The boat had changed course, taking its crew to the southeast, where more sea ice floated on the ocean’s surface.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Archie is about a 52-minute drive southeast of Kansas City.
    — Kendrick Calfee june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
  • The two will climb higher through the night, moving toward the southeast by midnight.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Uranus is high in the southeast, but like Neptune, requires a telescope to see.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Lie flat on your back with your feet facing southeast and look up, taking in as much of the sky as possible.
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the snow should stay well southeast of the I-95 corridor.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026

southeast

3 of 3 adjective
  • My office is in the southeast corner of the building.
  • South southeast wind around 6 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
  • South southeast wind around 6 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
  • South southeast wind around 7 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
  • South southeast wind around 6 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
  • South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
  • South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 16 Feb. 2026
  • East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Mar. 2026
  • South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Light south winds become light southeast winds.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
  • East southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
  • One of those could be a beer garden in the southeast corner of the ground.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2023
  • There is another chance for light rain in the southeast part of the state.
    — Katie Steiner, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 9 mph.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 7 mph.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 7 mph.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 7 mph.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 8 mph.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 7 mph.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 8 mph.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 7 mph.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 7 mph.
    — Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • There will be a bit of a southeast wind and a little sunshine to end the day as well.
    — Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 14 mph.
    — David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 14 mph.
    — Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 10 mph.
    — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
  • Expect southeast winds of about 13 mph.
    — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
  • South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 20 June 2026
  • Over half a foot of snow fell in southeast Michigan and the Thumb.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
    — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025

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