the outside

noun

: an area around or near something (such as a building)

The house looks nice from the outside.

Examples of the outside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For four days every Labor Day weekend, the Telluride Film Festival turns this tiny mountain town into something of a refuge from the outside world. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Aside from happy love affairs that usually turn into friendships, there might seem from the outside to be too little family in my life. — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

If the President gets his way, gold seals will be affixed to the outside of the finished building before the legal disputes are resolved. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Diggs could play the outside, too, if he’s promoted from the practice squad. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the outside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide