westward

Example Sentences

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Kish, westward into the Gulf, has an airstrip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The market is due to see a rolling supply disruption unfolding “sequentially rather than simultaneously” — moving westward, “dictated by shipping times and buffered unevenly by regional inventories.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The Saudis have a pipeline system with a capacity of about seven million barrels a day that goes westward from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

In the North Atlantic, the region has spread eastward beyond the northern coast of South America and westward into much of the Gulf.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

Our house was on the shore and the window faced westward to the sea.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell