outwardly

Example Sentences

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They’ve proven themselves to be the most outwardly functional exes in Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

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

In the hours before Lord Mandelson's sacking, even those in government and outwardly loyal to the prime minister's position at the time, were struggling.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

I then did what’s instinctive to me anytime I feel connected to a new person, which is to express my feelings outwardly.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama