Below you will find example sentences with "northwest territories". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Northwest Territories in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: northwest
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23 words

Words in this phrase

northwest territories

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • northwest can mean: The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°. Frequent word
  • territories can mean: plural of territory Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and the northwest territories 2× in the northwest territories 2× across the northwest territories took to 1× and the northwest territories host some 1× c the northwest territories and around 1× fortunately the northwest territories was very 1× from the northwest territories said that 1× in the northwest territories are being 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as summer fires 1× avalon is also 1× environment ministers from 1× fires continue to 1× fortunately the northwest 1× four firefighters have 1×

Common sentence endings:

the northwest territories 5× are a jumble 1× attended the meeting 1× canadian red cross 1× forms of it 1× from the authorities 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

wildfires 5× saskatchewan 4× nunavut 3× canada 3× alberta 3× capital 3× provinces 2× ontario 2× north 2× states 2× recall 2× affected 2×

Related phrases

occupied territories pacific northwest palestinian territories overseas territories northwest iowa northwest side northwest arkansas northwest swell

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around northwest:

northwest iowa 8× northwest side 8× northwest arkansas 5× northwest swell 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

northwest swell northwest side northwest iowa northwest arkansas northern territory northern syria

Just after it in the phrase index:

northwestern mutual norwegian cruise nose tackle notable exception notable people note pro

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

northwest iowa northwest side northwest arkansas northwest swell

Same ending:

occupied territories palestinian territories overseas territories

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "northwest territories" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and the northwest territories, in the northwest territories, wildfires, saskatchewan and nunavut stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with occupied territories, pacific northwest, palestinian territories, northwest iowa, northwest side and northwest arkansas, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with northwest territories

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Fortunately, the Northwest Territories was very accommodating and Hay River was very accommodating. (13 words)

Nunavut and the Northwest Territories host some of the world’s richest mineral deposits. (14 words)

Four firefighters have died this summer fighting wildfires in B.C., Alberta, and the Northwest Territories. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The province is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west, the territories of Nunavut to the north, and Northwest Territories to the northwest, and the US states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south. (42 words)

Residents forced to flee wildfires in the Northwest Territories without their cats, dogs, rabbits and snakes will be reunited with their pets Monday, according to a non-profit that has been caring for animals since the evacuations. (37 words)

As summer fires raged in Canada, forcing tens of thousands from their homes and threatening cities such as Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, information was meagre on measures and responses from the authorities. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

The province is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west, the territories of Nunavut to the north, and Northwest Territories to the northwest, and the US states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south.

The recall notice was issued in Canada followed a recall in the United States by Thomson International Inc. Affected provinces and territories include Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Yukon.

In 1912, the Parliament of Canada made the official name of these territories the Northwest Territories, dropping all hyphenated forms of it.

In 1999, Iqaluit became the capital of Nunavut after the division of the Northwest Territories into two separate territories.

As summer fires raged in Canada, forcing tens of thousands from their homes and threatening cities such as Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, information was meagre on measures and responses from the authorities.

Avalon is also working to develop its Nechalacho rare earths and zirconium project located in the Northwest Territories.

Environment ministers from Saskatchewan, B.C., Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Northwest Territories attended the meeting.

Fires continue to burn close to several communities in the Northwest Territories where evacuation orders remain in effect.

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Fortunately, the Northwest Territories was very accommodating and Hay River was very accommodating.

Four firefighters have died this summer fighting wildfires in B.C., Alberta, and the Northwest Territories.

Her own feelings about the wildfires in B.C., the Northwest Territories and around the world are a jumble.

Nineteen students from across the Northwest Territories took to the floor of the N.W.T. Legislative Assembly this week to step into their MLA's shoes.

Nunavut and the Northwest Territories host some of the world’s richest mineral deposits.

On Saturday evening, officials from the Northwest Territories said that a variety of factors, including some light rain, had stalled the fire about 15 kilometers, just over nine miles, from Yellowknife’s city limits.

People who have been affected by the wildfires in the Northwest Territories are being encouraged to register with the Canadian Red Cross.

Perhaps the spinoff benefits could come from targeting raw minerals, which are plentiful in the Northwest Territories.

Residents forced to flee wildfires in the Northwest Territories without their cats, dogs, rabbits and snakes will be reunited with their pets Monday, according to a non-profit that has been caring for animals since the evacuations.

The larger Charles Camsell hospital in Edmonton served Indigenous people from Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

Wildfires in the Northwest Territories are continuing to disrupt communication services as fire crews fight the blaze threatening the capital city.

In 2023, this riding got even bigger, extending past High Level to the border with the Northwest Territories.

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