outwardly

Example Sentences

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This is a reference to the foreign secretary and outwardly gives cover to Sir Olly's anticipated defence, that the law states he should be discreet with information gathered during vetting.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

While outwardly glamorous, working at a luxury store can be cutthroat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

There seems little outwardly wrong with the company’s performance.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

At first his projects were fairly well-behaved and faithful, at least outwardly, to the Modernist principles he had learned at USC: flat roofs, restrained geometry.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

At last they came to The Prancing Pony, and that at least looked outwardly unchanged; and there were lights behind the red curtains in the lower windows.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien