How to Use south-southwest in a Sentence

south-southwest

noun
  • Gusty south-southwest winds will turn to come to the northwest in the hours after midnight.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Watch for it above the south-southwest horizon, and keep an eye out for Mars and Jupiter, which will glow in the western sky during these pre-dawn eclipse hours, too.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The crash happened about 7 p.m. Thursday roughly 51 miles south-southwest of Utqiaġvik, which claims to be the northernmost city in the U.S.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 July 2023
  • The epicenter was about 11 miles south-southwest of Hualien City, on the island’s Pacific coast.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Light but steady south-southwest breezes continue to bring in warm and somewhat muggy air.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The storm is currently 430 miles south-southwest of Bermuda and is moving north-northwest at 9 mph.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The outpost will first be visible 10 degrees above the south-southwest horizon.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2023
  • There will be a south-southwest wind of around 5 mph., according to the National Weather Service.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Calm wind becoming south-southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2024
  • Two weeks later, his upturned boat was found, without him aboard, about 300 miles south-southwest of Acapulco.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Forecasters say the wind should shift south-southwest later in the day but could remain gusty, in the range of 25 mph to 35 mph, from Thursday evening through Friday afternoon or evening.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • That disturbance was located several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 19 June 2023
  • Meanwhile to the east, Hurricane Franklin is gathering strength south-southwest of Bermuda.
    — Time, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Hilary was centered about 360 miles south-southwest of Los Cabos by the southern tip of the Baja peninsula as of early Friday.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The cyclone is in the eastern Pacific about 55 miles south-southwest of Puerto Angel in Mexico.
    — Luis Alberto Cruz, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
  • Franklin was located 610 miles south-southwest of Bermuda on Saturday afternoon and was tracking to the north-northwest at 8 mph.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Forecasters said the storm is expected to meander over the central Gulf of Mexico through tonight, then turn toward the south and south-southwest on Monday and Tuesday.
    — Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
  • On August 23, a medium wind was blowing south-southwest, while milder water currents were pushing north-northwest.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The plane’s wreckage was located 10 miles south-southwest of the Bridgeport Municipal Airport.
    — USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Rafael was located about 80 miles south-southwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica Tuesday morning with maximum sustained winds around 60 mph with higher gusts.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The warmth will be accompanied by light south-southwest winds of around 5 mph.
    — Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Light south-southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The winds will shift out of the south-southwest, allowing highs to rise closer to the mid-80s on Sunday.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025

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