Examples of outlying in a Sentence
the outlying areas of the city
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Sasebo is on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, while Uruma is on the southwestern outlying island of Okinawa.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Buildings in Afghanistan tend to be low-rise constructions, mostly of concrete and brick, with homes in rural and outlying areas made from mud bricks and wood.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The station is also a connection point for the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Area Transit Authority subway system, which links the district to outlying communities and to nearby Reagan National and Dulles International airports.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The new logo is sleek with few flourishes — nothing beyond brown text and a simple brown outlying loop on a deep golden background.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Buildings in Afghanistan tend to be low-rise constructions, mostly of concrete and brick, with homes in rural and outlying areas made from mud bricks and wood.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The station is also a connection point for the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Area Transit Authority subway system, which links the district to outlying communities and to nearby Reagan National and Dulles International airports.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The new logo is sleek with few flourishes — nothing beyond brown text and a simple brown outlying loop on a deep golden background.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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outlying
adjective
out·ly·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌlī-iŋ 
: being far from a center or main body
an outlying suburb
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