outpost

Example Sentences

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The Ranch outpost is rich in Hollywood history — a go-to site to shoot old westerns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

Last week, Sony announced it would stop manufacturing discs for all new PlayStation games released after January 2028, making its branded digital storefront the default retail outpost for all console owners going forward.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026

In “Moby-Dick,” Herman Melville describes Nantucket as an “ant hill in the sea,” an isolated outpost for whalers and drifters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Israeli media reported that damage was caused to four buildings in an outpost near the Israeli settlement of Itamar, in the north of the occupied West Bank, as a result of a missile interception.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The town was small, little more than a crossroads outpost, named after the family that owned the tavern there.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson