How to Use outward in a Sentence

outward

1 of 3 adjective

• They showed no outward signs of fear, but they must have been afraid.
• He made a slight outward movement with his right hand.
• The outward migration of people from the city has hurt the city's economy greatly.
• She was waiting for some outward expression of his love.
• To all outward appearances, their marriage was quite normal.
• Take the other hand to push down on the outward facing palm.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 20 Dec. 2022
• Their neighbors said the couple were friendly, and there were no outward signs of strife.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
• But usually, the only outward sign is a frown on my face, and maybe my grumpy mood.
  — Ben Mattlin, CNN, 16 Oct. 2022
• Wearing white is an outward sign of our baptism, all of us belonging to the body of Christ.
  — Sophy Chaffee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2022
• That’s when the eclipses start in your first house of identity and outward expression.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023
• And how much of his misanthropy is inward and how much is outward?
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
• But Mimas has shown no outward hints of an inner ocean.
  — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2024
• Even the ancient Greeks, who sought to restrict the economy to the needs and activities of the household, felt the outward pull of trade.
  — Corey Robin, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
• There have been no outward signs of progress since then in the negotiations.
  — Eric Tucker, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2022
• Its outward forms have shifted, but its core concern remains the same: the struggle for power and what to do with it.
  — CBS News, 23 Mar. 2024
• Cut at a 45-degree angle with an outward facing bud a quarter of an inch below the bottom of the cut.
  — oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2022
• But one fat pitch followed by an outward display of emotion did not throw Urías off course.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2023
• Like it or not, your outward appearance in the workplace does matter.
  — Monique Wilson, Glamour, 14 Nov. 2022
• The outward-facing cameras now show color, a welcome upgrade over the monochrome view from the Quest 2.
  — PCMAG, 11 Oct. 2022
• Ruled by the sun (our planet of ego, drive, and outward expression), they are driven by their desires.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2022
• It's best used when rolled in an outward direction for lymphatic drainage, or paired with a holy-grail serum.
  — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Nov. 2022
• To all outward appearances, Warren L. Schiffman, who is in his mid-80s and retired, was the architect of record on the project.
  — Matthew Haag, New York Times, 13 June 2022
• Stepping beyond the outward stoicism the men displayed to the world, the joys of new love, ice cream and the tenderness of fatherhood are abundant here.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
• To use it, gently press the wand to your skin and swipe in upward and outward motions along your forehead, cheekbones, chin, and under eye area.
  — Alex Warner, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022
• But while the 23-year-old’s outward aesthetic is dark and gothic, her catchy pop songs are bright, upbeat and radio-ready.
  — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
• Still, Mjalli felt that the brand’s outward message clashed with its production.
  — Shahamat Uddin, Vogue, 12 June 2023
• Stone booked four shows over those two nights but showed up for only one — many hours late, confused and, to all outward appearances, very high.
  — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• Super Heavy's grid fins, rather, are fixed in an outward position.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2023
• Binders are used to minimize the outward appearance of breast tissue.
  — Amarachi Orie, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023
• The Moto is one of the best affordable folding phones on the market, with a design that folds from a standard slab phone to a compact square with a 3.6-inch outward display.
  — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2024

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outward

2 of 3 adverb

• The window faces outward toward the street.
• Stand with your heels together, toes pointing outward.
• Pro tip for storage: Push up the flat side against the wall and let the dome side stick outward.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 14 Nov. 2023
• Spoons: Place these to the right of the knife, again, going outward in order of course.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2023
• What to Consider: The front tends to bulge outward when the bag is packed full.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
• Practice the squat while pushing outward against the band.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health, 1 Mar. 2023
• Jackie keeps her back to the egg and peers outward toward Big Bear Lake, the video shows.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
• Then, simply move it upward and outward across the contours of the face.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
• The pointed arches inside the church push the weight of the roof outward, rather than downward.
  — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2023
• And, as the spokes of the wheel extend outward, there are nuances to the feelings, expressed in a wider range of words.
  — cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022
• With the opening of the London Underground in 1863, the city spread outward.
  — National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
• In these parts, lines that guide the sun’s magnetic field seem to blow outward.
  — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
• As in the current logo, the vertical arms of the H reach outward toward the top.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
• Inspired by the layout of a cruise ship, the six guest staterooms are arranged around the stern and face outward to the sea.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2022
• Moments like these turned my mind inward and outward at the same time.
  — Cara Blue Adams, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
• Casement windows are hinged on the side and open outward to the left or right with a crank handle.
  — Bridget Degnan, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2023
• The woman, her gaze: turned to face the outside, looking outward.
  — Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
• His feet splayed slightly outward and his gait was even and measured, the pace of a man of purpose.
  — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2023
• The exchanges came as tensions rippled outward from the Gaza Strip.
  — Edward Wong, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• The nipples on the tetas of the nanny Fidelia pointed north and south, east and west, up and down, inward and outward.
  — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
• Hinged at the top, awning windows open outward, like casements.
  — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 14 Oct. 2022
• Hold both arms outward to the sides in a T position with your hands closed into fists.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
• Over on the back of the laptop is a camera that shoots outward—not a common sight on a portable PC.
  — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
• Steam, rocks and volcanic gas burst upward and outward.
  — Audrey McAvoy, ajc, 3 Nov. 2022
• Think big and focus love outward to reap the biggest rewards.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
• As the stars orbit and their expanding winds sweep outward, the dust spirals out like the jet from a lawn sprinkler.
  — Peter Tuthill, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
• Every year, each of its mines in the Pilbara expands outward at least a couple miles.
  — Max Bearak Giacomo D’orlando, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023
• For best results, start at the top of the window, down the center, then go from the center to one side, using firm strokes to push the bubbles outward.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
• The headlines are daily: The chaos has spilled outward across Tijuana.
  — Rekha Tenjarla, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
• The principal problem for the United States is a loose alliance of revisionist powers pushing outward from the core of Eurasia.
  — Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024

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outward

3 of 3 noun

• Cover the top of the cup with the balloon with the tied neck facing outward.
  — Svenja Lohner, Scientific American, 12 Apr. 2018
• The idea is that aluminum-26 flung from the Wolf-Rayet star is carried outwards on grains of dust formed around the star.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 22 Dec. 2017
• The legs made from metal are long and flush outward for a distinct look.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 6 July 2021
• From the wall of the uterus outward, or outside the uterus, called subserosal fibroids.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• The Moon's mass, only 1/100th the mass of Earth, is strong enough to make the Pacific's water bulge outwards.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Sep. 2019
• Start in the middle of your face and blend the product outward to prevent harsh makeup lines around the edge of your face.
  — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 8 Feb. 2018
• Instead of opening outwards like a normal door, the rear doors on the Model X move upwards and fold out of the way.
  — Jordan Golson, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2018
• By outward appearances the Dabates seemed to have an idyllic life.
  — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022
• In the last few hours, the storm got a little smaller, with winds extending outward of 50 miles from the center.
  — Carli Teproff, miamiherald, 5 Sep. 2017
• The good feelings begin with you and travel throughout your team and on outward to the customer.
  — Shep Hyken, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
• There were thick trees and thin trees and trees that reached outward and trees keeping their branches to themselves.
  — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019
• Starting at the center and working outwards, use your fingertips to press the dough to 1/2-inch thick.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 30 Jan. 2018
• The bottom of the dress pooled outwards in a puffy skirt, making her look like a gorgeous metallic flower.
  — De Elizabeth, Allure, 20 Mar. 2018
• Turn your palm to face outward and guide your arm back around to its starting position.
  — Brian Maher, Philly.com, 8 May 2018
• Apply color to the center of lips and brush outwards, blurring and blotting the edges for a very soft focus look.
  — Sable Yong, Allure, 22 June 2017
• The rose dresses at the end of the Fall 2019 show are all one piece of fabric that is molded together and then explodes outwards.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 30 May 2019
• Nothing else has that drooped outward-slanting rear end.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2020
• That gets a shaken up, however, when the Moon squares Mars in your outward-facing 5th house, giving you the choice to put on a show instead.
  — Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022
• Wilkinson says that his dad was mowing the lawn when his basement door exploded outward, killing the 73-year-old.
  — Popular Science, 29 Sep. 2020
• The former move like a dynamite blast: faster than sound, and pushing a shockwave outward.
  — Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2019
• The side facing outward will have open shelving for cookbooks and display objects on the corners with space for barstools in the center.
  — Sunset Magazine, 14 Oct. 2022
• Hurricane-force winds extended outwards for up to 35 miles from the center and could increase in speed from 80 mph as Nate moves across the Gulf.
  — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2017
• Having focused everyone on the outward why, turn your attention to the what.
  — George Bradt, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
• Roll the remaining pizza ball flat, working from the center outwards.
  — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2018
• Though most of the structure is perfectly plumb, the great columns at the center of the cathedral were built ever-so-slightly outwards, and the choir doesn't align exactly with the nave.
  — Andrew Tallon, National Geographic, 16 Apr. 2019
• Eventually the electrons provide enough of an outward-pressing force to halt the star's collapse.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2022
• The newly rechargeable controllers feel more solid in the hand and can now track themselves even when they can’t be seen by the headset’s outward-facing cameras.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 28 Oct. 2022
• After-effect analysis can let engineers know how much of the case was burnt in the blast, how much launched outward as shrapnel, and what sort of damage the blast caused.
  — Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 3 Mar. 2021
• Sometimes this is done in good faith, as part of a looking outward and learning from other traditions.
  — New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021
• Plus, there are options for almost every type of door, including hinged and sliding doors, as well as both inward- and outward-swinging configurations.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024