How to Use the Pacific Northwest in a Sentence

the Pacific Northwest

noun
  • The waters of the Pacific Northwest have not washed away the sting.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • More than a third of the sightings come from the Pacific Northwest.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Or is he doomed to failure in the Pacific Northwest?
    — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Plus, there’s the travel to the Pacific Northwest, which can take a toll.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Small towns across the Pacific Northwest have a postcard-like feel.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
  • The stars aligned to reunite in the Pacific Northwest.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Spring and the light returned to the Pacific Northwest.
    — Eli Raphael, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • The many waterfalls are fed by rain on par with that of the Pacific Northwest.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There is something about the Pacific Northwest air that has added an aura to this team.
    — David Close, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • Look at the wide range of football cultures that will land in the Pacific Northwest.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 June 2025
  • Here are nine of the most picturesque small towns to visit in the Pacific Northwest.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
  • Most steelhead fishing takes place in the Pacific Northwest in large coastal rivers.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 12 June 2024
  • It was then bought by the small, upstart chain called Haggen from the Pacific Northwest.
    — Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Only two hotels in the Pacific Northwest made the list.
    — Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Barred owls have lived in the Pacific Northwest since the 1950s.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Here is why the title is getting a one-way ticket to the Pacific Northwest.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • While these regions heat up, the Pacific Northwest can expect a cool down by next weekend.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 June 2024
  • Hops love warm, sunny days — and those happen to be longer and hotter in the Pacific Northwest.
    — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2023
  • But for the two half-share members in the Pacific Northwest, the path is treacherous.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Most people—even those who have spent their whole lives in the Pacific Northwest, where ice worms live—have never heard of them.
    — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Yes, Friday’s game in the Pacific Northwest is massive in its own right.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • In the Pacific Northwest, ice storm warnings were in effect through this morning.
    — Carolyn Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 17 Jan. 2024
  • From Paris to the Pacific Northwest, prepare to meet your next perfect match to act as your next home away from home.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The next big weather-maker in Colorado is a cold front on the way from the Pacific Northwest.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Hessburg, the researcher in the Pacific Northwest, has worked in forestry for 40 years.
    — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • As a result of the storm blanketing the Pacific Northwest state, two people were killed.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
  • For now, McKinstry has plans to relax on a lake with his agent in the Pacific Northwest.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 July 2025
  • Marshall and Frances travel to the Pacific Northwest, where much of the season is based.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • Yes, the calendar says there are still a few days of summer, but in the Pacific Northwest, the temps have already dipped.
    — Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The winds were caused by the remnants of an atmospheric river that hit the Pacific Northwest this week.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

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