Examples of outbound in a Sentence
The airline has canceled all outbound flights.
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Inbound and outbound Metra UP-West line trains were temporarily halted after the pedestrian was hit, but have since resumed service.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
More than a quarter of all inbound flights to Hartsfield-Jackson had been canceled, while a third of all outbound flights were canceled.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2026
While the city remains a global hub, nearly 45% of outbound New Yorkers are heading South.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
From there, those parcels on the same route can be loaded onto an outbound truck in last-in, first-out order.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
More than a quarter of all inbound flights to Hartsfield-Jackson had been canceled, while a third of all outbound flights were canceled.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2026
While the city remains a global hub, nearly 45% of outbound New Yorkers are heading South.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
From there, those parcels on the same route can be loaded onto an outbound truck in last-in, first-out order.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Outbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbound. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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outbound
adjective
out·bound
ˈau̇t-ˌbau̇nd 
: outward bound
outbound traffic
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