westering
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of westering
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at wester 2, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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“Maybe it’s the classic American westering – keep moving west, keep moving west. This is as far as it goes. This is the edge.”
From The Guardian ● Dec. 19, 2020
Now the candidate's chartered plane fires back across the continent against the direction of old westering tracks 30,000 ft. below.
From Time Magazine Archive
The westering sun, shining through old-fashioned green window shades, filled the office on the second floor of Ottawa's East Block with tawny light.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Golden Age shed its westering light over young Toynbee in the guise of a thorough classical training at Balliol, the most intellectual of Oxford's colleges.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon a shoulder of the hills cut off the light of the fast westering sun.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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