eastward

Example Sentences

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In early January, after a previous deal with the Kurds stalled for months, he went on the offensive, with government forces clashing with Kurdish fighters in parts of Aleppo province before pushing eastwards.

From Barron's

Forecasters said the storm had moved eastwards away from French territory during Thursday, though some areas were still on alert for flooding.

From Barron's

It has been caused by a large area of high pressure being stuck across Scandinavia and acting like a road-block preventing weather systems from moving eastward as we'd normally see.

From BBC

A coded call for Polish soldiers and reservists to flee the city eastward.

From Literature

In this case, the winter storm is pushing northwards and eastwards, clearing the Canadian maritime by Tuesday but leaving more cold air in its wake.

From BBC