outward

Example Sentences

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Some approaches take the current state of the universe as given and work outward from there.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

You want the straight side of each triangle to face outward while both triangles’ angled sides face inward toward each other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

He then worked both vertically and horizontally, extending his materials to expand the scene outward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

When something like the correspondents’ dinner happens, everyone goes to his corner and points a finger outward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

She looked away from her mother, and straightened, catching her breath, looking outward through the small, cracked window.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin