eastwards
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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An area of cloud will move eastwards across the UK during Thursday bringing sporadic outbreaks of rain - with a mix of sunshine and showers following from the west.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
During El Niño, these winds weaken or reverse, sending warm surface waters eastwards instead.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Forecasters said the storm had moved eastwards away from French territory during Thursday, though some areas were still on alert for flooding.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
The city now stretches as far eastwards as far as Bingerville, which was the first capital of the French colony in the early decades of the last century.
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
Long ago Gorhendad Oldbuck, head of the Oldbuck family, one of the oldest in the Marish or indeed in the Shire, had crossed the river, which was the original boundary of the land eastwards.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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