outwards
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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"This leads to the inner core getting really hot and dense as energy is transported outwards."
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026
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
It produces a powerful gust of wind that blows unpredictably outwards in different directions.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024
Against the wan walls and the luminous pavement of the road Frodo could see them, small black figures in rank upon rank, marching swiftly and silently, passing outwards in an endless stream.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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