toward
Example Sentences
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Mortgage rates are ticking back up toward 7%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The identification of MAL changed that, giving researchers a molecular explanation, clinicians a path toward better genetic testing, and rare patients a better chance of being identified before a difficult transfusion becomes an emergency.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
The claims are "always vague", the person said, adding that when they sound specific, they tend toward major jumps in reasoning or hypothetical circumstances.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“It’ll be by knockout or submission, but I’m leaning more toward a knockout.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Normally, I would have launched myself toward him for a hug.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
