How to Use the northwest in a Sentence
the northwest
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Winds will stay light out of the northwest.
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Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
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Winds will be light and out of the northwest.
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Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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There will be a light breeze out of the northwest.
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Grant Gilmore,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Winds will be light and out of the northwest at around 5mph.
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Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Winds will be light, coming in and out of the northwest.
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Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Over in the northwest, a cloud drape hung down as from a ceiling.
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Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Winds today should be out of the northwest at around 5 mph.
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Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ocean water had washed over the northwest side of the island.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2024
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Winds will be from the northwest, gusting up to 25 mph.
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Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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A couple of wind gusts from the northwest could peak near 20 mph.
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A. Camden Walker,
Washington Post,
29 Dec. 2023
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Still, being close to the line on the northwest side is ideal.
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Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
13 June 2026
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Winds blow from the northwest near 10 mph with gusts around 20 mph.
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Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2024
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Winds will again be gusty, coming in from the northwest at around 10 mph.
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Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Winds will still be breezy, coming in out of the northwest at around 10mph.
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Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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There will also be a risk of a few strong storms late tonight for the northwest corner of the state.
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Leigh Morgan,
al,
15 Feb. 2023
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Winds blow from the northwest around 5 to 10 mph with some higher gusts.
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Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
26 Jan. 2024
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And there are places like that all over the northwest area, so that was all reasonable and true to me.
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Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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Howard is in the northwest quadrant of the district, and many streets have been closed ahead of the event.
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Annabella Rosciglione,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
5 Nov. 2024
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Winds dip to about 10 mph out of the northwest, with gusts near 20 mph, by dawn.
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Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
17 Feb. 2023
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The arc would then curve gently back to the northwest, north of the stadium.
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Steven Litt,
cleveland,
27 July 2023
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Light winds shift to come out of the northwest and skies gradually clear overnight.
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David Streit,
Washington Post,
25 July 2024
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Gusty south-southwest winds will turn to come to the northwest in the hours after midnight.
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Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2023
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Winds from the northwest around 10-15 mph bring in the drier air.
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Dan Stillman,
Washington Post,
30 Aug. 2023
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Winds will be strong out of the northwest, gusting from 25 to 35 mph.
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Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the summer, the sun will be to the south by midday, and at midnight, to the northwest.
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Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
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Winds will be out of the northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
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Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Two hours later, a man was shot on 16th Street in the northwest area of the city.
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Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Saturday is the day with lighter winds out of the northwest at 5 to 10 mph.
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Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday's storm system is the tail end of a system that's coming in from the northwest.
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Austin Turner,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The team is working on four main sites between three and 13 feet deep near the northwest shore of the lake.
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Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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