westward
Example Sentences
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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
"A tropical storm watch is in effect for Ochlockonee River, Florida, westward to the Jefferson/Plaquemines Parish border in Louisiana," forecasters said.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
This is where the dream ends for so many of my parents’ generation, who once came westward on the whisper of hope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
It is clear, nonetheless, from these legends, and from the evidence of their peculiar words and customs, that like many other folk Hobbits had in the distant past moved westward.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
