outwards
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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As they looked through the data, the team found that the shock front kept colliding with the disc, disturbing its rhythm, causing tiny streams of gas to fly outwards.
From Space Scoop • Sep. 19, 2025
Fargeat’s gaze is subjective, and we’re meant to understand that Elisabeth’s self-hatred and inner conflict are being projected outwards in the film’s more grotesque scenes.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025
In the surface growth model, these angles would point outwards.
From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024
It produces a powerful gust of wind that blows unpredictably outwards in different directions.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024
Drums had begun to beat, the fire was blazing fiercely, great long orange tongues consuming the fuel and thrusting upwards and sometimes outwards as if to engulf the watchers.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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