outwards
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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Outwards and in multiple directions is his approach, moving incrementally.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
At 21 Outwards and 27 Inwards Camp we rested the horses, some of which were very sore-footed and tired.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William
Outwards he crept, embracing tightly half a dozen of the long thin boughs; they seemed but little more than twigs.
From With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne by Strang, Herbert
Outwards he was fashioned plainly, Loose o' joint an' blamed ungainly, But I'd give a lot if I'd Been built half as fine inside.
From When Day is Done by Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert)
Outwards as well as inwards the packet boats were, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, carrying goods in defiance of regulation and of law.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert
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