outbound

Example Sentences

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As of Monday afternoon, 40% of outbound flights were canceled at Puerto Vallarta International Airport, according to FlightAware data, while 17% of flights from Guadalajara International Airport were canceled.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

“When the won weakens, outbound travel becomes harder,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Chicago O’Hare saw 12% of its outbound flights canceled.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

In May, Newark Liberty was mocked on “Saturday Night Live” following a widespread telecommunications outage — the second in a two week span — that disrupted hundreds of inbound and outbound flights.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

We’d wanted the inbound train, going toward Harvard Square and Boston, but had gotten on an outbound train instead.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks