western
Example Sentences
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Homes have been left without power in southern and western areas hit the worst by the wind, with engineers hoping to reconnect people by 23:00.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The Miyako Odori began soon after Kyoto hosted Japan's first national expo -- an effort to revitalise the western city following the relocation of the capital to Tokyo in 1869.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The Earth appears to us as upside down, with the western Sahara and Iberian peninsula visible to the left and the eastern portion of South America to the right.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Wind gusts could reach advisory levels of 45 mph across the western parts of the south coast on Thursday, according to the weather service.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Most of the western Soviet Union was in German hands, but its largest cities still hadn’t fallen, and the Red Army was still fighting.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.