outbound

Example Sentences

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Semiconductor exports, which account for more than a quarter of total outbound shipments, doubled on year in January, driving overall trade growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

As of Monday afternoon, 40% of outbound flights were canceled at Puerto Vallarta International Airport, according to FlightAware data, while 17% of flights from Guadalajara International Airport were canceled.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Chicago O’Hare saw 12% of its outbound flights canceled.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

In May, Newark Liberty was mocked on “Saturday Night Live” following a widespread telecommunications outage — the second in a two week span — that disrupted hundreds of inbound and outbound flights.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

He climbed on an outbound Desire bus and pondered the matter while the bus swung around and headed out on Bourbon Street, passing by the Night of Joy.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole