north of
idiomatic phrase
of a number or value
: greater than
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl earned north of $3.9 million this season …—
Tom Green
Tom GreenFighting as he is now to keep his approval rating north of 40%, November 2009 probably looks to Obama like the good old days.—Elias Isquith
Elias IsquithCognacs of similar quality typically go north of $100.—Jack Bettridge
compare south of
Jack BettridgeExamples of north of in a Sentence
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An evacuation warning was issued for the area north of Famoso Road and Famoso-Woody Road, south of Garces Highway, east of Porterville Highway and west of Bakersfield-Glennville Road.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
More information is coming about future closures along both directions of I-17 north of Happy Valley Road, ADOT officials said.
—Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
The district includes Boise areas east of Pierce Park Lane, south of Hill Road, west of 28th Street and north of Interstate 184.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
The decomposed body, which was found off Highway 1 north of Jenner in 1967, was identified as Lillian Marie Cardenas, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 8 Facebook post.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
According to emergency dispatch records, the landing was reported about 5:40 p.m. in the area of 10800 Collins Avenue, at the Haulover Inlet just north of Bal Harbour.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
The average age in the lounge of Coterie Hudson Yards, a posh senior-living center in midtown, is north of 80.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024
Just a few miles north of Kansas City, Smithville was tidy, self-sufficient, but not appreciably different from hundreds of small towns across the country.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
At least four tornadoes had been spotted in north central Oklahoma, including one about a 45-minute drive north of Tulsa.
—CBS News, 7 May 2024
Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
More information is coming about future closures along both directions of I-17 north of Happy Valley Road, ADOT officials said.
—Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
The district includes Boise areas east of Pierce Park Lane, south of Hill Road, west of 28th Street and north of Interstate 184.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 10 May 2024
The decomposed body, which was found off Highway 1 north of Jenner in 1967, was identified as Lillian Marie Cardenas, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 8 Facebook post.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
According to emergency dispatch records, the landing was reported about 5:40 p.m. in the area of 10800 Collins Avenue, at the Haulover Inlet just north of Bal Harbour.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
The average age in the lounge of Coterie Hudson Yards, a posh senior-living center in midtown, is north of 80.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024
Just a few miles north of Kansas City, Smithville was tidy, self-sufficient, but not appreciably different from hundreds of small towns across the country.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
At least four tornadoes had been spotted in north central Oklahoma, including one about a 45-minute drive north of Tulsa.
—CBS News, 7 May 2024
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“North of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20of. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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