toward

Example Sentences

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When it landed, he launched his bat back toward the dugout, and it made it halfway there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

The FDA has toyed with imposing a cap on advertised SPF values since 2011, arguing that numbers stretching toward 100 are misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

Suddenly, your good time is interrupted by an elder pulling you aside and pushing you toward a paunchy, bespectacled sack lurking in a corner.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

Reniqua Allen-Lamphere, a writer who's researched black attitudes toward the Dream, described the concept as one of America's "most enduring myths".

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

You pass the picnic tables, half-full of young families and Elders, move beyond the counter even though your stomach grumbles, the music pulling you toward the back of the building.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith