westward
Example Sentences
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She climbs on his back, whereupon the deceitful Zeus abducts her, bearing her westward across the waters toward Crete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"What I expect, as we start inching westward, is we're going to see more and more of them."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
According to Elisabetta Iorfida, ESA's Swarm Mission Scientist, the Pacific reversal challenges the idea that stable westward circulation dominates the outer core.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Forecasters expect the heat dome to gradually shift westward next week, but not before millions of Americans contend with dangerous temperatures during the holiday weekend.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Behind it rose the first gentle slopes of the hill clad with trees, and trees marched away westward along the curving shores of the lake.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
