outdoors

Example Sentences

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People who live outdoors or in housing infested with rats or other rodents face a high risk of contracting the disease, according to public health officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Tradition calls for spending the day outdoors to ward off bad luck.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In the winter, there’s an ice rink; in the summer, live music outdoors.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The economy, the outdoors, our culture, and our pride in this place — the plague of smog didn’t just change our character, it became a character in our lives, and a miserable one too.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“Really? Did it not occur to the manufacturer that people might want to take their packs outdoors from time to time? Perhaps even go camping with them. How much is this pack anyway?”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson