eastern

Example Sentences

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His house on Kfar Chouba’s eastern edge was one of the closest to the Israelis’ position.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Although fossils had previously been discovered in eastern Yunnan, they were limited to algae and did not include animal remains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Gray whales in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean have faced reduced food availability in the northern Bering and Chukchi seas off Alaska's coast in recent years, Calambokidis said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

"Europe is the eastern flank of the United States," he told a defence forum in Paris last week.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

When the Trojans had taken leave of their kind hosts and had successfully rounded the eastern tip of Italy, they kept on sailing southwestward around Sicily with all confidence in their prophetic guide.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton