out-of-doors
Americanadjective
noun
adverb
Etymology
Origin of out-of-doors
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Food and Drug Administration, requires that “pasture-raised” animals “had continuous, free access to the out-of-doors for a significant portion of their lives.”
From National Geographic ● Feb. 16, 2024
“We can read a book about nature and the out-of-doors, and a lot of the things in that book are in this park,” says Jay, gesturing across the Jefferson Park classroom.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2016
The story Wild cares about, and tells with admirable honesty and cinematic grace, has less to do with the out-of-doors than with the inside-of-head.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2014
But it is the house’s relationship to the out-of-doors that is most striking.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 11, 2014
“In this weather?” she cried, although even she realized how silly a remark it was, since they were already out-of-doors.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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