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

Antonelli came back at him on the outside into the chicane and was slightly ahead as they turned in, but he had to take to the run-off area.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

“I was looking out—something on the outside of the bed had tapped me,” he said, adding that he wasn’t scared because the presence didn’t feel hostile.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Termites wear their support system on the outside in the form of an exoskeleton.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

He was sitting quietly on the outside edge of his circle, at the maximum length of his chain.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen