westward

Example Sentences

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The travellers moved on, continuing westward along the coast.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

A fourth vessel, the Madagascar-flagged tanker Murlikishan, meanwhile crossed the strait westward into the Gulf on Tuesday morning through the Larak Island route.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Christopher Columbus was trying to find a westward route from Europe to Asia when he discovered the New World.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The market is due to see a rolling supply disruption unfolding “sequentially rather than simultaneously” — moving westward, “dictated by shipping times and buffered unevenly by regional inventories.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

When they caught a glimpse of the country westward the distant Forest seemed to be smoking, as if the fallen rain was steaming up again from leaf and root and mould.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien