outward

Example Sentences

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“When pressure is applied at that point, it does not stay contained. It moves outward across multiple theaters at once.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Cuba has an ageing population, a very low birth rate and huge outward migration.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

It becomes the dish’s first layer of seasoning — not something added at the end, but something that seeps outward.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

They insisted they cared just as much as everybody else, even if they didn’t advertise it with the same outward displays of passion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Normally, when something makes a wave, the wave travels outward, gradually spreading out and losing strength, like the waves moving away from a pebble dropped into a pond.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones