Examples of outbound in a Sentence
The airline has canceled all outbound flights.
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From there, those parcels on the same route can be loaded onto an outbound truck in last-in, first-out order.
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Both inbound and outbound trains were affected for about half an hour before inbound train movement was restored, officials said.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Headhaul cargo travels on the outbound route from an origin port to its destination—or in these cases, northbound through the Suez Canal on an Asia-to-Europe .
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026
The latter of the two could be offset by Reed’s outbound salary, and the former could be absorbed into the Pistons’ existing trade exception for Dennis Schröder as a result of his sign-and-trade to the Sacramento Kings.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Both inbound and outbound trains were affected for about half an hour before inbound train movement was restored, officials said.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Headhaul cargo travels on the outbound route from an origin port to its destination—or in these cases, northbound through the Suez Canal on an Asia-to-Europe .
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026
The latter of the two could be offset by Reed’s outbound salary, and the former could be absorbed into the Pistons’ existing trade exception for Dennis Schröder as a result of his sign-and-trade to the Sacramento Kings.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Outbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbound. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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outbound
adjective
out·bound
ˈau̇t-ˌbau̇nd 
: outward bound
outbound traffic
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