western

Example Sentences

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Homes have been left without power in southern and western areas hit the worst by the wind, with engineers hoping to reconnect people by 23:00.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

On social media, Iranian accounts posted videos purporting to show helicopters searching for downed pilots in Iran’s western and southern provinces, according to a report from Fars News.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Antonov was detained in western France last December on suspicion of fraud, following a European arrest warrant from Lithuania.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Earth appears to us as upside down, with the western Sahara and Iberian peninsula visible to the left and the eastern portion of South America to the right.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The songs and sounds they’ve absorbed are part of western musical style, and are now part of the musical lingua franca or the music that is “normal” for them.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin