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
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Guards held him in isolation, deprived him of food and curtailed his contact with the outside world.
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Simon Shuster / Vilnius, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
From the outside, the transformation from the fifth to sixth-generation 4Runner doesn’t look too drastic.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
From the outside perspective, the black hole is very hot.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
From the outside, there were no discernible signs that a mass shooting had taken place there 80 hours earlier.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
The delay is forcing the outside law firm hired by the city to spend extra time and resources on the city’s defense, the documents said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
Google trends Two main types of injuries are possible from looking at the sun — a burn to the outside of the eye and damage to nerve tissue within.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
From the outside, things appeared to be going better than well.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
On the bottom floor is a wine cellar, a full kitchen and bar, a private gym and easy access to the outside patio.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Simon Shuster / Vilnius, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
From the outside, the transformation from the fifth to sixth-generation 4Runner doesn’t look too drastic.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
From the outside perspective, the black hole is very hot.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
From the outside, there were no discernible signs that a mass shooting had taken place there 80 hours earlier.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
The delay is forcing the outside law firm hired by the city to spend extra time and resources on the city’s defense, the documents said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
Google trends Two main types of injuries are possible from looking at the sun — a burn to the outside of the eye and damage to nerve tissue within.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
From the outside, things appeared to be going better than well.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
On the bottom floor is a wine cellar, a full kitchen and bar, a private gym and easy access to the outside patio.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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