outward-bound
Example Sentences
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In terms of performance, the bank scored higher net interest income, a closely-watched benchmark measuring the difference between revenue from lending and outward-bound interest payments.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
Peter Manson remains implacably opposed to his son’s outward-bound ambitions.
From New York Times • May 7, 2018
On distant seas, their dragon-prows went gleaming outward-bound ship.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2015
IT IS hard to rise to the top in business without doing an outward-bound course.
From Economist • Oct. 2, 2014
Thy thoughts are vagabonds; all outward-bound, ’Mid sands, and rocks, and storms, to cruise for pleasure; If gain’d, dear-bought; and better miss’d than gain’d.
From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Young, Edward
