external

Example Sentences

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As a result, many banks do treat those paper checks as an external transfer or “new money.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

In addition to biochemical control, external physical signals such as electric fields, magnetic fields, and light can direct how these robots move.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Other events, external such as heavy rain, strong winds, high or low temperatures or extreme weather can also jeapordise a rocket launch.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

SYDNEY—The Reserve Bank of Australia has approved two public-speaking events by external members of its policy-setting board, breaking with past practice where messaging was left to the governor and other employees of the central bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It seemed to her that in her external bearing she had succeeded only in deceiving Mrs. Shigemura; inwardly she knew her aspiration for worldly happiness was frighteningly irresistible.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson