outwardly

Example Sentences

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They’ve proven themselves to be the most outwardly functional exes in Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

There seems little outwardly wrong with the company’s performance.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

From the early 1990s to about the mid-2010s, he ran an outwardly legitimate umbrella company called Sarwani International Corporation, with subsidiary businesses in Pakistan, the UAE and the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

But when Flanagan, who had previously cast him as a ruthless lawyer in the Netflix horror miniseries “The Fall of the House of Usher,” offered him the role, Hamill didn’t hesitate, at least not outwardly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

The man’s craggy smile did not change, outwardly, but now he seemed, actually, amused.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman