How to Use southwestern in a Sentence

southwestern

adjective
  • For those in the southwestern part of the state, the snow will start at daybreak.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 8 Mar. 2022
  • There’s a trailhead on the southwestern side of the park, near the entrance, marked with a kiosk.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • These zones encompass the southwestern side of the fire.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The southwestern city of Chongqing also eased Covid curbs on the same day.
    — Laura He, CNN, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The statues have emerged on the river near the southwestern city of Chongqing.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • This map shows that the highest risk for fires is in the state's central and southwestern counties.
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The airport area gets much less snow than the western and southwestern suburbs.
    — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Yes, foodies are flocking to this southwestern city.
    — Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At that time the moon will appear to be in the low southwestern sky, about 15 degrees high.
    — Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a red flag warning in southwestern Utah; northern part of the state could get some rain.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 May 2021
  • This time of year, Orion’s gang holds court over a wide area of the early evening southwestern sky.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The quest began with Shaolin monks and southwestern jackals.
    — Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • The study casts a new light on an issue that has plagued southwestern communities for decades.
    — Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Areas of southwestern Spain will see the threat of heavy rain continue through the end of the week.
    — Taylor Ward, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Pachar was shot that day while traveling by car to a gym in the southwestern city of Machala.
    — CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • Anconcito is on the southwestern coast of Ecuador.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Next, find the Ritter and Sabine craters to the southwestern edge of the lunar sea.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The address is in the southwestern part of town, near Corbins Corner.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • There's a region in southwestern Germany known for dense forest and cured ham.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Sweet Kalamata figs come from the southwestern part of Greece.
    — Cathy Jakicic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2021
  • But the overlook, at the lake’s southwestern point, is the ideal place to get the wide view of the stadium’s curved form.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The hike in the temperatures has been caused by a high-pressure ridge building over the southwestern desert.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The work is an example of intaglio rarely seen in the southwestern Arizona desert.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 6 May 2026
  • Coahuila is a state of Mexico along the southwestern border of Texas.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
  • And Mexicans who lived along the southwestern border long before it was drawn.
    — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Storms fire up Sunday evening in southwestern Minnesota and will move east across the south.
    — Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • Again, this will start in the southwestern part of the state and move up into central Wisconsin over the course of the day.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The group reached Emerald Bay on Lake Tahoe’s southwestern edge.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
  • Heavy rain could also be an issue, and a flood watch has been issued for the southwestern part of the state through Thursday.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 25 May 2022
  • Use a southwestern-style rug to add instant character to your entryway.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025

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