the northwest
noun
variants
or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
Examples of the northwest in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies found the horse surrounded by fast-moving streams in Coon Creek, which had overflowed after heavy rainfall in the northwest suburb.
—
Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Winds will be strong out of the northwest, gusting from 25 to 35 mph.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a series of strikes over the past week targeting Russia’s oil export infrastructure on the Baltic Sea, hitting key facilities in the northwest Leningrad region used to ship crude and petroleum products.
—Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The squad car was up on the west sidewalk of Homan Avenue just south of Jackson Boulevard, while the other car appeared to have crashed into a light pole on the northwest corner of the intersection.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the northwest
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Winds will be strong out of the northwest, gusting from 25 to 35 mph.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a series of strikes over the past week targeting Russia’s oil export infrastructure on the Baltic Sea, hitting key facilities in the northwest Leningrad region used to ship crude and petroleum products.
—Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The squad car was up on the west sidewalk of Homan Avenue just south of Jackson Boulevard, while the other car appeared to have crashed into a light pole on the northwest corner of the intersection.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the northwest
Cite this Entry
“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
