outside of

preposition

Examples of outside of in a Sentence

outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise
Recent Examples on the Web Heavy rainfall will also increase during the same timeframe, both within the damaging thunderstorms and for areas farther east outside of them. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 Longer climate change trends can also affect crops outside of early springs. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024 At the time of his death, his holdings included a second apartment in Paris, just around the corner from Quai Voltaire apartment, a 19th-century country house outside of Paris, in Louvenciennes, and a 19th-floor apartment in Monaco. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024 Dear Miss Manners: A restaurant outside of town, which was known for pizza and wine, has reworked their menu and changed it to pricey steaks and fine dining-type items. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 This appears to have taken place mostly outside of RCA, where she’s only worked for a year. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024 Born in 1859 and 1868, respectively, Mildred and Patty were two of six children of the Reverend William Wallace Hill, a Presbyterian minister who edited a religious journal and served as a pastor at Anchorage Presbyterian Church outside of Louisville. Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024 Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey killed a moose after his dog was injured on Monday morning of the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race outside of Skwentna, Alaska, per an Iditarod press release. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 Deputies found an unresponsive adult male suspect in his 30s outside of an apartment complex. Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of outside of was circa 1840

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“Outside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20of. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

outside of

preposition
1
2
: except for
outside of her brother she is alone in the house
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