facing west

Example Sentences

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But the solar panels ended up facing west, away from the lunar morning sun, and were unable to generate electricity.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Two seals were also found along the upper edges of the tomb, one with an anthropomorphic face looking east and another with a jaguar design facing west.

From Reuters • Aug. 27, 2023

On the other hand, the countdown will be a vertical formation facing west and best viewed from Seattle Center.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

“If you look closely, what he did is he turns to his left, which is facing west at the moment that he was shot,” attorney Luis Carrillo said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2022

He goes home to a studio in Morningside Heights, with two windows facing west, on Amsterdam Avenue.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri