Examples of outbound in a Sentence
The airline has canceled all outbound flights.
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Even if there is confidence in the ceasefire, the flow of vessels is going to be overwhelmingly outbound ships.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Metros needed at least 100 searches for both local and outbound moves to qualify.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Once the system was restored to normal operations and the plumbing issue was solved, Orion proceeded with a critical main engine burn, which set the spacecraft on its outbound path towards Earth’s only natural satellite.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Flight Day 3 The first of three smaller engine firings, called the outbound trajectory correction, will ensure Orion is staying on target for its path around the Moon and will take place on flight day 3.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Metros needed at least 100 searches for both local and outbound moves to qualify.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Once the system was restored to normal operations and the plumbing issue was solved, Orion proceeded with a critical main engine burn, which set the spacecraft on its outbound path towards Earth’s only natural satellite.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Flight Day 3 The first of three smaller engine firings, called the outbound trajectory correction, will ensure Orion is staying on target for its path around the Moon and will take place on flight day 3.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Outbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbound. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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outbound
adjective
out·bound
ˈau̇t-ˌbau̇nd 
: outward bound
outbound traffic
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