outward

Example Sentences

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Instead of simply radiating outward, thermal energy can effectively tunnel across the narrow gap through electromagnetic waves.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

As it feeds, it appears to drive streams of gas outward from the galaxy's core.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Last year, Chinese outward direct investment rose 7.1% compared with a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Dwayne Johnson’s performance in “The Smashing Machine,” for all the film’s flaws, cleverly reconciled the dissonance between the outward images of masculine power and internal feelings of self-loathing.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Every feeling was offended; and the forbearance of her outward submission left a heavy arrear due of secret severity in her reflections on the unmanageable goodwill of Mr. Weston’s temper.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen