outward

Example Sentences

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Hilton says building outward would give families more options for the single-family homes they crave and relieve price pressure on cities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

When something like the correspondents’ dinner happens, everyone goes to his corner and points a finger outward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Star formation begins in dense central regions and slowly spreads outward over billions of years, a process known as "inside-out" growth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

In China, this outward push - known as "chuhai", which roughly translates to going out to sea - is increasingly being driven by domestic pressures.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The com itself seemed to shield her as she ran through it, impossibly growing taller, denser, reaching outward and upward, alive, alive, whispering for her to run, run, not to stop, never to stop.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby