How to Use southern in a Sentence

southern

adjective
  • And that’s all southern artists.
    — AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
  • This could mean more fires for the southern part of the state.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The sleeves are great for breezy days but still airy enough for the southern heat.
    — Kenedee Fowler, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • Four were killed in southern Afghanistan and two in the east.
    — New York Times, 14 May 2022
  • The dinosaur‘s name reflects its southern roots.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
  • Amby is way over there on my right, close to the southern boundary.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The strikes along Ukraine’s southern coastline fit with that plan.
    — New York Times, 3 Apr. 2022
  • In southern Lebanon, many were forced to flee their villages.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • In southern Lebanon, many were forced to flee their villages.
    — Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
  • In the past two decades, telescopes have been set up across southern Africa.
    — Sarah Wild, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2022
  • This make-ahead side is a staple in any Southern host's recipe book.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
  • Cheerwine, of course, is a Southern elixir.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The first embryo transfer will be with a southern white rhino as a test.
    — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2022
  • This fresh take on a Southern classic hits all the flavor points.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • There are dozens of Southern recipes to make use of your farmer’s market or u-pick farm haul.
    — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The quake was most destructive in the southern part of the nation.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The barricades in the southern port city of Odessa were raised.
    — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Rafael is expected to move across the southern Gulf over the next few days.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • This ham and cheese slider recipe is a beloved Southern classic.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • Suburban trains clatter back and forth along the southern edge of the park.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • April 5, when a slew of twisters rampaged through the middle and southern parts of the state.
    — Mandi Albright, ajc, 3 May 2022
  • In Ohio, flood warnings were issued in the southern part of the state.
    — Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Southern food, but the James-Beard-award-winning kind.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This could spell trouble for fish in parts of the cold, southern region of the Gulf.
    — Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2020
  • The southern city of Guangzhou, known as the birthplace of dim sum, is pushing back.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • Five zebras had fled days ago from a farm in the southern part of Prince George’s.
    — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Yemen, where the Houthis are based, is at the southern end of the Red Sea.
    — Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Adding just sand to or on top of clay-heavy Southern soils is a waste of time and energy.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Some southern areas could see 10 inches or more.
    — Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
  • That cold front will be colliding with a warm, humid air mass in place across the southern part of the state.
    — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2019

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