eastwards
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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As Storm Dave clears away eastwards early on Easter Sunday, colder air will sweep across the country.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
In early January, after a previous deal with the Kurds stalled for months, he went on the offensive, with government forces clashing with Kurdish fighters in parts of Aleppo province before pushing eastwards.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 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
Current weather models show it getting caught in a weather front moving eastwards across the Atlantic steering instead towards Europe.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
As soon as they were down they went on again with Gollum leading, eastwards, up the dark sloping land.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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