outward

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 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

According to this interpretation, the force of the collision pushed land outward into the Northern Hemisphere, creating Hell as a giant crater reaching upward from below.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

For the first time, they became noticeable straight-on, protruding outward and appearing to sit higher on her face.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Besides the fact that there are no good footholds past the first few feet, the top of the fence curls outward in swirls that are something like spikes.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern