east

Example Sentences

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For instance, Neanderthals in Europe appear to have been split into two main groups, one in the west and one in the east.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

"He made his way east from Lossiemouth and had a made a brief stop at Macduff and went off and was seen at Fraserburgh," she told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But in 1989, shortly after the Loma Prieta Earthquake, an intrepid group of pinniped adventurers swam beneath the bridge and headed east to Pier 39’s K-Dock, where they decided to make a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The fire, which burned at least 60 acres, was reported shortly after 3 p.m. along Carbon Canyon Road, just east of Valencia Avenue, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

They zoomed east, running parallel to the shore of Hudson Bay.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz