How do you use Northeastwards in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Northeastwards meaning
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Using Northeastwards
- The main meaning on this page is: northeastward
- In the example corpus, northeastwards often appears in combinations such as: spread northeastwards.
Context around Northeastwards
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Northeastwards
- In this selection, "northeastwards" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spread, north, extends, towards and across stand out and add context to how "northeastwards" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include area pushes northeastwards this afternoon and gradually extends northeastwards across the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "northeastwards" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with northeastwards
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These systems are likely to move east-northeastwards during next 24 hours. (12 words)
Elsewhere, a dry start however outbreaks of rain across the southwest will slowly spread northeastwards. (15 words)
Subsequently, it is expected to move north-northeastwards while maintaining its intensity over the following 24 hours. (17 words)
Met Éireann added it would become milder from the southwest through the night, "as outbreaks of rain gradually extends northeastwards across the country along with freshening south east winds". (29 words)
India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Cyclone Biparjoy, at present, is moving north-northeastwards towards Saurashtra and Kutch coast and is around 180 km away from Jakhau port. (28 words)
The first area of rain will continue north this morning, then a second area pushes northeastwards this afternoon before clearing during the evening. (23 words)
Example sentences (8)
Elsewhere, a dry start however outbreaks of rain across the southwest will slowly spread northeastwards.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Cyclone Biparjoy, at present, is moving north-northeastwards towards Saurashtra and Kutch coast and is around 180 km away from Jakhau port.
Met Éireann added it would become milder from the southwest through the night, "as outbreaks of rain gradually extends northeastwards across the country along with freshening south east winds".
Subsequently, it is expected to move north-northeastwards while maintaining its intensity over the following 24 hours.
The first area of rain will continue north this morning, then a second area pushes northeastwards this afternoon before clearing during the evening.
The Met Office said: "Heavy snow will spread northeastwards on Saturday morning, giving significant accumulations in many areas.
These systems are likely to move east-northeastwards during next 24 hours.
It is thought that the plate tectonics of the area are adding to the height and moving the summit northeastwards.
Common combinations with northeastwards
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: