outlook
noun
out·look
ˈau̇t-ˌlu̇k 
1
a
: a place offering a view
b
: a view from a particular place
2
: point of view
a positive outlook on life
3
: the act of looking out
4
: the prospect for the future
… the outlook for steel demand in the United States—
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Wall Street Jour.Examples of outlook in a Sentence
The students all seemed to have the same outlook.
Despite our differences in outlook, we got along together very well.
scenic outlooks along the highway
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Aluminum hit the highest in almost four years before erasing gains, as escalating hostilities in the Middle East worsened the supply outlook from the region.
—Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Still, oil prices are holding on to daily gains of 11% — a striking move above the key $100 per barrel threshold that is weighing on the outlook for stocks across the globe.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
While Hollywood still attempts to figure out its own fraught relationship with artificial intelligence and new technologies, a new competition is asking filmmakers to have a positive outlook on the future.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
Huge increases seen thus far in energy prices are almost certain to drive up already high levels of overall inflation and stand a good chance of pushing the public toward a less benign view on the outlook for price pressures over coming years.
—Michael S. Derby, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Still, oil prices are holding on to daily gains of 11% — a striking move above the key $100 per barrel threshold that is weighing on the outlook for stocks across the globe.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
While Hollywood still attempts to figure out its own fraught relationship with artificial intelligence and new technologies, a new competition is asking filmmakers to have a positive outlook on the future.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
Huge increases seen thus far in energy prices are almost certain to drive up already high levels of overall inflation and stand a good chance of pushing the public toward a less benign view on the outlook for price pressures over coming years.
—Michael S. Derby, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for outlook
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“Outlook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlook. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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outlook
noun
out·look
ˈau̇t-ˌlu̇k
1
a
: a place offering a view
b
: a view from a particular place
2
3
: conditions that seem to lie ahead
the outlook for business
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