westward

Example Sentences

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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

The two countries constitute a geographical cork on Central Asia’s westward trade routes and pipelines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Observers said this was aimed at allowing Israel to shift the Yellow Line westward.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Anything living that could abandon its home, some of our neighbors included, had migrated westward, in the direction from which we heard drums every night.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver