How to Use southwest in a Sentence

southwest

1 of 3 adverb
  • It's about 80 miles southwest of here.
  • Ritzville is about 60 miles southwest of Spokane.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • The storm was moving southwest at 15 miles per hour.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The scene is just over 50 miles southwest of the city of Tucson.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Larry Wright owns 52 acres southwest of the site.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Three Rivers is around 30 miles southwest of Union City.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Calm winds become southwest of around 5 mph in the afternoon.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Winds are expected to blow southwest at 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • Winds are blowing southwest at 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
  • Morris is about 50 miles southwest of Chicago.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Light south winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Wrentham is about 30 miles southwest of Boston.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
  • York is about 50 minutes southwest of Charlotte.
    — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
  • Its epicenter was located just under two miles southwest from the zoo.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The Beartooth Mountains are about 75 miles southwest from Billings.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Buchanan is about 70 miles southwest of Kalamazoo.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The crash site is about 60 miles southwest of Mexico City.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The epicenter was about 5 miles southwest of Anza, at a depth of 3 miles.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • The boat foundered about 50 miles southwest of Pylos, a city in southern Greece.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
  • The epicenter was about 2 miles southwest of Brawley, at a depth of 4 miles.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
  • Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
    — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The epicenter was about 7 miles southwest of Ridgemark, at a depth of 5 miles.
    — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Hikers will start by walking southwest on a paved road before soon turning onto a trail that heads southeast.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
  • He was later found safe in Williston, about 20 miles southwest of Gainesville.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The bomber took off shortly before noon on a clear day, heading southwest into the prevailing winds.
    — ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • The ship was roughly eight nautical miles southwest of the island of Ponza at the time.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The temblor was centered about 34 miles southwest of Oceanside, about a half-mile deep in the ocean floor.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Missouri City is about 20 miles southwest of Houston.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, ships dock in Piraeus, Greece’s largest port, about six miles southwest of the city center.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

southwest

2 of 3 noun
  • A mountain range is in the southwest of the country.
  • These plants grow in the Southwest.
  • Winds are a bit gusty, again, but this time from the southwest.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Winds will be out of the southwest at about 5mph.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Winds will be out of the southwest at around 10 mph.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The front will also shift winds to the west and southwest.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Winds out of the southwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour.
    — Aaron Mentkowski, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • This is more of a factor in arid or dusty areas such as the southwest.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2023
  • One treetop was pulled back toward the home to the southwest.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The greatest threat of those swells are to beaches that face the southwest.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • Winds will be from the southwest, gusting up to 20 mph at times.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Winds will be light out of the southwest ranging from five to 10 miles per hour.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
  • Winds won't be too strong, coming in out of the southwest at around 10 mph.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Expect southwest winds of about 13 mph.
    — David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Expect southwest winds of about 10 mph.
    — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
  • Saturn will be shining in the southwest.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Red Lodge is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Billings.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Gusty southwest winds will develop later in the day ahead of a cold front.
    — Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Saturn shines in the southwest, but fainter than Venus and Jupiter.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Winds will shift from the north this morning to the southwest this afternoon.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Buckeye is about a 40-mile drive southwest from Phoenix.
    — Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Stoughton is about a 20-mile drive southwest from Boston.
    — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The home is about a 40-mile drive southwest from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Kristjánsson is from Stavanger, an oil city in the southwest.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Buckeye is about a 40-mile drive southwest from Phoenix.
    — Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Hartselle is a 35-mile drive southwest from Huntsville.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Breezes are from the southwest at 10 to 20 mph with some higher gusts.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Cameron is about a 55-mile drive southwest from downtown Raleigh.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The weather will include southwest gusts as high as 55 mph.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Open horizons to the west and southwest will be essential.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026

southwest

3 of 3 adjective
  • South southwest wind around 7 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
  • West southwest wind around 6 mph.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
  • South southwest wind around 7 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
  • South southwest wind around 8 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
  • South southwest wind around 6 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
  • South southwest wind around 7 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
  • South southwest wind around 5 mph.
    — Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
  • South southwest wind around 6 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2026
  • South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And your eyes a little more to look southwest.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 16 Feb. 2026
  • South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026
  • South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Feb. 2026
  • South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
  • West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
    — Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • South southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
  • West southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2026
  • In the southwest corner of the unit, a girl had turned into a horse.
    — Mona Simpson, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2023
  • West southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 12 Mar. 2026
  • South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2026
  • South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
  • West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
  • West southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
  • West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
    — Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 17 Jan. 2026
  • West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
  • South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
  • South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
  • South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Mar. 2026
  • South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Mar. 2026
  • West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 15 Jan. 2026

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