outward

Example Sentences

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Cuba has an ageing population, a very low birth rate and huge outward migration.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

It becomes the dish’s first layer of seasoning — not something added at the end, but something that seeps outward.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Instead, it likely arrived here as part of a much larger outward movement of stars.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Beyond crude oil prices, analysts are watching whether shipping disruptions ripple outward to raise costs for other commodities such as fertilizers, chemicals and industrial inputs that depend on stable, affordable transport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

We looked at each other, trembling on the brink of a quarrel, bitterness parting the threads of forbearance one by one, but while a few still held, suddenly, the outward semblance fell away.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya