Used in a Sentence

southward

How to use southward in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for southward.

Editorial note

Go southward and look for lodging in San Mateo or farther south.

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Quick take

the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of southward gathered in one view.

noun

the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

adjective

moving toward the south; "a southbound train"

adverb

toward the south; "the ship turned southerly"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for southward.

noun

the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

adjective

moving toward the south; "a southbound train"

Example sentences

1

Go southward and look for lodging in San Mateo or farther south.

2

Research suggests it is shifting southward at a rate of more than 40 miles per decade.

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If you drive from AT&T park southward, keeping close to the water, you will see an enormous amount of unused land.

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Going to be pretty interesting if/when there's enough climate disruption to force those in the north to migrate southward.

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Problem is the still lacking infrastructure to transport energy southward where heavy industry actually needs it.

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Connecting it with a slowing down of that stream is intentionally left to the viewer.... news report ..."Took a southward drive over the rockies and dipped way down into Florida."...

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And since a lot of these new southward migrants were conservative retirees, they voted Republican, forming a key target demographic in Reagan’s election in 1980.

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And what I am saying is that Mexico would have a much easier time controlling its crime if there were not billions of dollars flowing southward from the United States into the hands of the cartels.

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Maybe each country could run a big painted cable across the country representing the border in places where it’s otherwise illegible, and then keep moving it along north/southward with each passing year.

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Investors as a whole are able to shape their own reality: If enough of them talk about valuations taking a southward turn or a "bubble popping," then it can quickly become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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A 4-5C temperature rise will shift equivalent biomes over 1000 miles northward/southward, and inundate large coastal areas where major populations are currently located.

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> Before you tsk-tsk today’s kids for their lack of bookishness, note that the trend lines are sliding southward for graduate students and faculty members, tooGraduate students, and some faculty members, are also "today's kids", depending on your vantage point.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use southward in a sentence?

Go southward and look for lodging in San Mateo or farther south.

What does southward mean?

the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

What part of speech is southward?

southward is commonly used as noun, adjective, adverb.