on the outside
Example Sentences
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The people who are inside prisons naturalize them as much as people on the outside.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Around a dozen are close to completion while others sit with the logos of the shipping companies still visible on the outside, rudimentary windows cut out of the sides.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“But no, on the outside, they had maybe, maybe 10 people. … They’re there to target one child, but they affect all of them.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
“I was looking out—something on the outside of the bed had tapped me,” he said, adding that he wasn’t scared because the presence didn’t feel hostile.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
They’re far bigger on the inside than they appear to be on the outside.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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