westward

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

They were approaching the corner where she must leave him, turning westward to take her subway home.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin