Sentence examples for To northerners from inspiring English sources
noun
A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.
"He was very upset that we used the term 'Civil War,' instead of the 'War of Northern Aggression.' " Ultimately the Southerners turned to Northerners, using the rich trove of material to attract a handful of New York publishers.
"Handing power back to northerners is a key part of our plans to build a northern powerhouse, and our focus now will be on working to secure a new agreement for residents in those areas committed to progressing with devolution".
The bias is learned early and is not limited to northerners.
Southern and Western lawmakers do not want their cheaper power flowing to Northerners.
The problem of the north/south divide is self-evident – especially to northerners.
There have been accusations that he has given too many posts to northerners from the rebel coalition.
All this being noted, I'm glad that the job finally fell to an African-American woman, Ava DuVernay, who actually spent her childhood summers near Selma, Alabama, imbibing its history and community, and not to northerner Spike Lee or to patrician Oliver Stone.
But by framing his arguments in economic terms, he hoped to appeal to those Northerners who remained unmoved by the moral and political arguments for abolition.
If his favored candidate for the presidential nomination, Clay, was successful, he would likely not be chosen for the second place on the ticket, which would probably go to a Northerner to assure geographic balance.
So now I'm a Jones with a muddled English accent – a bit northern to the southerners a bit southern to the northerners.
At the time, railroads were rapidly spreading across Florida for transport of winter crops to the populous north and to bring northerners south for respite from Yankee winters.
