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Example Sentences

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A makeshift window on the back wall opens onto what looks like a portal to outer space.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

While the canning process preserved the outer structure of the worms, it destroyed the internal features scientists would need to identify specific species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Tesco has also arranged to send bananas out to Orkney's outer isles.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The outer perimeter parking lots seemed orderly when a Wall Street Journal reporter recently visited.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In the dim glow of the security lights of the outer room, she walked around pressing her ear against one drawer after another, listening for the hum of the android whatnots recharging.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix