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
In its first year of operation, the canal carried 40,000 westering Americans to the frontier, shuttled the products of the West back to New York harbor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, heeding the call of the westering sun and the social season at Nassau, Freddy and Claude boarded their 104-ton auxiliary schooner Kangaroo, in Tangier and set sail for the Bahamas.
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
There was an air of expectation that touched everyone and everything, like the golden light of the westering sun.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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