How to Use southward in a Sentence

southward

1 of 2 adverb or adjective
  • From there, the storms will push southward.
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The storms are expected to move southward through the evening hours.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 13 July 2022
  • These will develop to the north and move southward overnight.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 24 May 2023
  • Monday night could see more showers and storms as this front sags southward again.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 7 May 2023
  • Stiff currents sent these 11 bears southward — away from home.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 June 2022
  • Where the vortex bends southward, cold air follows.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The chance for stronger storms is expected to decrease as the front moves southward.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 27 May 2021
  • We were caught between fleeing southward and holding on to hope.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Forecasters were watching a cold front sag southward across the state, with rain and a few storms ahead of it.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The vortex will expand and send cold air southward with the jet stream during the winter.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The risk for storms could shift more northward or southward depending on how far the front travels.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 20 Apr. 2021
  • On Tuesday the threat for storms is expected to shift southward.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 6 Aug. 2023
  • After the solstice, the sun’s path will appear to reverse and head southward in the sky.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2026
  • Portland is clear and dry, but fog is heavy starting around #Salem and moving southward.
    — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Beyoncé hits blared out as marchers slowly moved southward in midtown blocking traffic.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And yet another weak low may pass as a frontal boundary sinks southward Friday.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The greatest amount of rainfall will occur in the coastal ranges with lesser amounts southward and points inland.
    — Austin Turner, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Weak polar winds weaken the vortex, allowing cold air to spill southward.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Flooding will remain possible today as a slow-moving band of rain and a few storms sinks southward across the state.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 23 Feb. 2022
  • More of that slightly cooler air will filter southward on Wednesday to affect more of the state.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Instead, Licence argues, the troops made that journey southward by ship.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The rebels rode southward almost unopposed.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The southward-dipping jet stream is a harbinger of cooler winter weather to come.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2022
  • However, there are points southward where warmer air above the surface will limit snow and favor sleet or freezing rain.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Splintered wood and other debris from the two houses were scattered around, spreading southward along the coast.
    — Richard Fausset, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022
  • Then on Wednesday the threat for strong storms shifts southward to include south and east Alabama.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 12 July 2022
  • Recent winds had mainly pushed the largest fire southward toward the Great Slave Lake.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The cold air is a result of the polar vortex expanding and pushing arctic air southward.
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Friday into the weekend, the warmth will wane and be shunted southward by a cold front dropping into the central states.
    — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The bad news is another surge of frigid arctic air is expected to plunge southward from Canada by week's end.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024

southward

2 of 2 noun
  • In this region, spring winds drive a stronger current southward along the coast.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Meanwhile, the flip side is frigid Arctic air spilling southward.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2017
  • That results in a weaker, more wavy jet stream, which is more likely to spill its cold air southward.
    — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Studies show the devices stop the natural flow of sand southward along the coast.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Gusts of 40 mph or higher are likely at times from Salem southward.
    — oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Within a day, the whales had transitioned to singing during the day while making a beeline southward.
    — Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2020
  • The torrential rain was triggered by a very slow-moving front pushing southward across the region.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 3 July 2022
  • Ukraine is focused on two main southward thrusts, with the aim of cutting off Russian resupply routes.
    — Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • The caribou are also moving southward of their customary routes.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2020
  • There was a short blast southward on Highway 101, but no roads were challenging.
    — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Rain amounts should be lower in locations from Eugene southward as the storm’s path is likely to stay north of the area.
    — oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The major impacts have been observed from Matagorda southward.
    — Matt Watt, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Watch for slick spots especially in rural areas from about Salem southward.
    — oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The enhanced risk area stretches roughly from Tuscaloosa southward to Mobile.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The areas that could see severe storms will be roughly from Montgomery and Auburn southward toward the coast.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The heavier amounts are likely in areas from about the Santiam Pass southward.
    — oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Big southward dips in that high altitude river of air have allowed storms to pick up copious moisture in the subtropics.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Ogallala — one of the world's largest — is vital to farmers and ranchers in parts of eight plains states from South Dakota southward.
    — Tammy Webber, Chron, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The afternoon also includes chances of thunderstorms and strong winds in areas from Salem southward.
    — oregonlive, 27 May 2022
  • Willamette Valley areas from about Salem southward will be too warm for frozen precipitation.
    — oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The change has resulted in bears expanding southward in Wisconsin.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2021
  • North of the border, Canadian wildfires continue to rage, their impact spilling southward.
    — Debbi Compton, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The southward shift is taking pressure off the central part of the state, where flooding in recent storms caused severe damage and upended thousands of lives.
    — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Fog will be a reoccurring issue over the weekend, and cities and towns from about Salem southward may see at least some fog each morning through Sunday.
    — oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Eddies that spin off the northern edge of the Gulf Stream trap warmer water from the south; eddies formed from the southern edge carry cool water southward.
    — Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2022
  • Locations from Salem southward should see significantly cooler high temps in the mid-to-high 80s.
    — oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Yakutat southward along the coast to the central Rocky Mountains and California.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Further southwards, towards the horizon and to the right of Vega is Altair, the eye of Aquila, the Eagle.
    — Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • France sent more than 4,000 troops to stop the rebels’ southwards advance on the capital of their former colony, Bamako, and drove them out of the larger cities.
    — W.b., The Economist, 3 July 2019
  • While Portland may stay in the clouds for the bulk of the day Friday, areas from about Salem southward should see sunny skies sooner, and temps in the mid 70s.
    — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2021

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