eastward

Example Sentences

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The State Department urged Americans in all of the Middle East from Egypt eastward to leave for their own safety.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Low pressure makes some progress eastward on Saturday which will lead to a northerly wind.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

The storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the South on Friday and then spread eastward over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Germany has been passing new laws, striking agreements with neighboring countries and reinforcing bridges and railways, he said, all to allow the movement of troops, ammunition and hardware eastward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Day was opening in the sky, and they saw that the mountains were now much further off, receding eastward in a long curve that was lost in the distance.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien