the north

noun

variants or the North

: regions or countries north of a certain point

The birds migrate from the North.

Examples of the north in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Danny Boyle is directing the feature, which Macdonald confirmed has completed production and is set in the north of England. —

Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024 Macdonald said the films will be a British sci-fi trilogy with an all-British cast set in the north of England, specifically Northumberland and Yorkshire. —

Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2024 Hurricane season is just now approaching its peak, after Hurricane Debby already dumped rivers of rain on the southeast US, and La Niña, which brings colder and stormier conditions in the north, is forecast to emerge in the fall. —

Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024 To the north, venture capital billionaire Vinod Khosla has waged a 15-year fight to block public access through his private property to a popular surfing spot near San Francisco. —

Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the north

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