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
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Jack BettridgeExamples of north of in a Sentence
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The latest quake struck at 3:05 p.m., with an epicenter about a block north of El Sereno Elementary School, in the Los Angeles neighborhood of El Sereno, beneath Elephant Hill Open Space.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
The 19-story resort, just north of West Palm Beach in the city of Riviera Beach, spans over seven oceanfront acres, or more than seven NFL football fields, and has 155 guest rooms including 25 suites.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
Dale worked at her son’s high school Pete and his siblings were raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago.
—Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Davis was arrested two months later and led police to the child's body, which was found in a shallow grave 50 miles north of her home in Sonoma County.
—CBS News, 31 May 2024
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
The 19-story resort, just north of West Palm Beach in the city of Riviera Beach, spans over seven oceanfront acres, or more than seven NFL football fields, and has 155 guest rooms including 25 suites.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
Dale worked at her son’s high school Pete and his siblings were raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago.
—Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Davis was arrested two months later and led police to the child's body, which was found in a shallow grave 50 miles north of her home in Sonoma County.
—CBS News, 31 May 2024
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“North of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20of. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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