on the outside

Example Sentences

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The people who are inside prisons naturalize them as much as people on the outside.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

It wasn't just on the outside either - he ranked in the top-five for underlapping runs, too.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“But no, on the outside, they had maybe, maybe 10 people. … They’re there to target one child, but they affect all of them.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

So, while the country looks formidable on the outside, people inside China are being forced to dial back their expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

And with the sugar-phosphate backbone placed on the outside, and the general parameters of the measurements ascertained, the model builders could begin the most exacting phase of model building.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee