eastward

Example Sentences

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Thursday will also see a spell of rain spreading south eastward across the UK before it clears away from the south-east later in the day.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The heat has been toppling records this week and was set to continue into the weekend across western cities, expanding eastward.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the South on Friday and then spread eastward over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Germany has been passing new laws, striking agreements with neighboring countries and reinforcing bridges and railways, he said, all to allow the movement of troops, ammunition and hardware eastward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

And they went on, until it seemed to Vetch that what Ged had spoken would come true, and they were going beyond the sources of the sea and eastward behind the gates of daylight.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin