How to Use outermost in a Sentence

outermost

adjective
  • The arrow hit the outermost ring on the target.
  • These days a coat is a lot more than just your outermost layer.
    Emily Farra, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The plate is on the outermost layer of the crust and moves over the hot spot.
    Phil Gast and Brandon Miller, CNN, 7 May 2018
  • In this case, the two outermost rings appear to still be in the same plane.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Cells called keratinocytes close the outermost edges of the wound.
    Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Throw away the outermost leaves of a head of lettuce or cabbage.
    oregonlive, 5 June 2021
  • If the outermost toe lands below that line, the track was likely made by a black bear.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Its outermost layer bends out and around to form a ring, like a smoke ring without the smoke.
    Helen Czerski, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Use the tines of the fork to gently but firmly scrape the outermost layer of the lemon.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The outermost meat will be overdone by the time the meat touching the bone is perfect.
    Ian Knauer, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Anything with grit will lift away the outermost layer of dead skin—and on the feet, that can be a lot of skin.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The top layer mimics the outermost part of the skin, known as the stratum corneum.
    Krittika Goyal, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Start on the outermost ring of the wreath form, and work inward to create a layered look.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Every few weeks, the outermost layers shed and are replaced by new cells pushed up from the base.
    Peter Jurich, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • The thrill of the outermost limits had called to Rush since childhood.
    Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • Food would be brought and always put down far away from my room, outside the cellar’s outermost door.
    Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • That's nearly as scorching as the outermost layers of the sun.
    John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2017
  • Retinoids thin out the stratum corneum, which is the outermost layer of the skin that’s composed of dead skin cells.
    Jamie Friedlander Serrano, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Start with the outermost layer and work your way towards the center of the flower.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • Tracks are round, so the winner is the first reptile to amble past the outermost finish line.
    Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The outermost side of the S Pen juts out just slightly from the bottom.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The outermost side of the S Pen juts out just slightly from the bottom.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The gray form of the grizzly was lumbering down the ridge, at the outermost buildings of the ghost town.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The outermost parts are forged from steel to protect the innermost parts made of aluminum.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2022
  • These collisions would have carved out some of the outermost layer of the wannabe planets.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In the outermost layer of shell, the proteins there bend it again, turning it yellow.
    Robinson Russell, National Geographic, 19 June 2018
  • And the outermost layer is the pre-filter which traps large particles like hair, lint, and dust.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Melanin is produced in cells called melanocytes that live in our epidermis (the outermost layer of our skin).
    Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 22 Oct. 2020
  • In the 7-10 split, only the two outermost pins are left standing.
    Wired, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The outermost layer, the epidermis, acts like a shield.
    New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025

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