outward

Example Sentences

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He then worked both vertically and horizontally, extending his materials to expand the scene outward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

When something like the correspondents’ dinner happens, everyone goes to his corner and points a finger outward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The steady movement of your chest, the muscles between your ribs pulling outward, and the air filling your lungs feel completely routine.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

It’s easy, standing before it, to think of Harris Norton’s influence moving in the same way: outward, in ever-widening circles, from a single point of sustained attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

And although Gingersnipes did not carry the outward scars of her skirmish, it was clear she carried the memory.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman