Examples of outbound in a Sentence
The airline has canceled all outbound flights.
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That Amazon news on Wednesday sent shares of FedEx Freight down more than 3%, along with other LTL stocks including XPO , ArcBest , and Saia over concerns expansion to outbound freight, non-Amazon destinations, and the targeting of large shippers.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 June 2026
After arriving, those items will be transferred immediately into other outbound trucks, along with other incoming deliveries, and sent out to other warehouses.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Aboard will be a Pakistani astronaut, who will spend a few days aboard Tiangong before returning to Earth on the outbound Shenzhou 23 vehicle, taking the seat of the astronaut selected to stay for a full year in orbit.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 May 2026
One of WorldFirst’s largest offices today is in London, Shi said, evidence the company is courting outbound European SMEs as well as inbound Asian ones.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 June 2026
After arriving, those items will be transferred immediately into other outbound trucks, along with other incoming deliveries, and sent out to other warehouses.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Aboard will be a Pakistani astronaut, who will spend a few days aboard Tiangong before returning to Earth on the outbound Shenzhou 23 vehicle, taking the seat of the astronaut selected to stay for a full year in orbit.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 May 2026
One of WorldFirst’s largest offices today is in London, Shi said, evidence the company is courting outbound European SMEs as well as inbound Asian ones.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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“Outbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbound. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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outbound
adjective
out·bound
ˈau̇t-ˌbau̇nd 
: outward bound
outbound traffic
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