outward

Example Sentences

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It’s easy, standing before it, to think of Harris Norton’s influence moving in the same way: outward, in ever-widening circles, from a single point of sustained attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

“They are targeting parts of the economy that are outward facing, that are bringing in foreign exchange which could be redistributed and directed at basic needs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

As the jets expand outward, they are forced to bend and twist as they interact with this dense environment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

"She's pushing an agenda that by all outward appearances he doesn't want to push. So she's helping her own agenda. It's a very independent statement and we've seen her do that a few times before."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Over the centuries, the engineers and builders of the Corporation of London had learned to make the outward flow of the river and the inward surge of the tide come together more or less smoothly.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman