outwards
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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"They say love isn't about two people gazing into each other's eyes, it is about two people gazing outwards in the same direction. I believe this with all my heart."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“We’ve got to allow ourselves to build outwards, not just upwards, and we’ve got to end the bias against single family homes,” Hilton said at a March forum hosted by the California Assn. of Realtors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Thursday's inflation data, however, was well in line with analyst's expectations, as high fuel prices have begun to ripple outwards across the US economy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
"You have this self-interacting dark matter which transports energy, and it tends to transport energy outwards in these halos," says Gurian.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
Turning quickly they saw ripples, black-edged with shadow in the waning light: great rings were widening outwards from a point far out in the lake.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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