westward

Example Sentences

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Kish, westward into the Gulf, has an airstrip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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

Sea otters, now classified as an endangered species, once thrived along the Pacific Coast before the fur trade during westward colonial expansion drastically reduced their numbers.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

She’s walked from her studio to Watts Towers or westward to Torrance, collecting things she finds on the ground along the way and eventually transforming them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

The sun had already dipped westward when Taran opened his eyes.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander