westward
Example Sentences
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"What I expect, as we start inching westward, is we're going to see more and more of them."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
According to Elisabetta Iorfida, ESA's Swarm Mission Scientist, the Pacific reversal challenges the idea that stable westward circulation dominates the outer core.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Forecasters expect the heat dome to gradually shift westward next week, but not before millions of Americans contend with dangerous temperatures during the holiday weekend.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
His stunning, idealized view of the Rockies, here in Wyoming, helped lure pioneers westward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Then sudden great gusts came whistling out of the south, and meeting these they were driven back westward again.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
