Wondering how to use Eastward in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as east or eastbound.
Eastward meaning
The direction or area lying to the east.
Using Eastward
- The main meaning on this page is: The direction or area lying to the east.
- Useful related words include: east, eastbound, due east, e.
- In the example corpus, eastward often appears in combinations such as: eastward to, eastward and, eastward into.
Context around Eastward
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eastward
- In this selection, "eastward" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, expanding, move, drifts, across, toward and overnight stand out and add context to how "eastward" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 25 and eastward and and expanding eastward to oahu. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eastward" sits close to words such as accommodating, adhered and albertans, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eastward
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
High clouds will thicken as an upper trough to the west drifts eastward. (13 words)
The freezing rain will move eastward overnight and move into Saskatchewan by Saturday morning. (14 words)
Environment Canada says A low-pressure system southwest of Nova Scotia will slowly track eastward tonight. (16 words)
The upper low responsible for the unsettled weather will head eastward into Saturday but with some moisture on the back side we are still looking at the potential for a few scattered snow and rain showers across Southeastern Kentucky through the day. (42 words)
During the contraflow, the M8 Junction 5 westbound off-slip and eastbound on-slip will also be closed, with traffic directed to M8 Junction 6 from where they can return eastward to exit at M8 Junction 5 or continue eastbound. (40 words)
The Paris trip was widely seen as an effort to burnish his pro-Western credentials and fend of criticism from liberals that he will continue the eastward-leaning inclination of Mr. Zeman, a past political ally. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A blend of the available sources of guidance does support a hybrid like pattern with east-southeast flow along with increasing moisture expanding eastward across the state Monday through midweek.
High clouds will thicken as an upper trough to the west drifts eastward.
Icy pavement was the only choice from there but sliding right past the turn eastward toward Gem and Finnegan — and antelope country — I made the choice to hit the gravel again, this time headed southward.
Moisture lifting up across the region in advance of the front, will increase rainfall chances once again across Kauai this afternoon and expanding eastward to Oahu tonight.
The freezing rain will move eastward overnight and move into Saskatchewan by Saturday morning.
The Paris trip was widely seen as an effort to burnish his pro-Western credentials and fend of criticism from liberals that he will continue the eastward-leaning inclination of Mr. Zeman, a past political ally.
The proposed development takes in the shopping plaza starting at the Pony Mart, running eastward until Wholeness Massage Therapy at Ridgemoor Avenue.
The road at the accident location had solid white lines dividing the eastward and westward carriageways, the court heard.
The upper low responsible for the unsettled weather will head eastward into Saturday but with some moisture on the back side we are still looking at the potential for a few scattered snow and rain showers across Southeastern Kentucky through the day.
Thunderstorms will also develop statewide as the eastward moving front, westward moving trough and upper level disturbance combine forces.
As the high to the NW builds slowly eastward, NE winds are expected to strengthen again tonight, with the slow-moving high supporting breezy to locally windy conditions through the weekend.
But Russia has since halted Ukraine's eastward march and ground the war to a standstill across hundreds of miles - fortifying the frontlines with mines, trenches and artillery.
Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service says winds of 75 miles per hour are possible in southeast Wyoming today, especially around Interstate 25 and eastward.
During the contraflow, the M8 Junction 5 westbound off-slip and eastbound on-slip will also be closed, with traffic directed to M8 Junction 6 from where they can return eastward to exit at M8 Junction 5 or continue eastbound.
Environment Canada says A low-pressure system southwest of Nova Scotia will slowly track eastward tonight.
From Gander eastward, however, the snow is expected to transition to a combination of ice pellets and freezing rain, before turning back to snow again.
However as Saturday progresses, this system will move further eastward still, bringing drier conditions as a high-pressure ridge spreads across the Baltic states in the afternoon.
However, it will be cold out as isolated showers move eastward across the area during the afternoon and may be wintry across the Pennines.
If the Chinese Navy were to breach that line of islands, US forces would be pressured eastward toward Guam or north to bases in Japan.
Initial Formation: The low-pressure system, currently at 1013 MB, is moving eastward at 40 knots and rapidly intensifying.
Common combinations with eastward
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- eastward to 27×
- eastward and 10×
- eastward into 10×
- eastward at 10×
- move eastward 7×
- eastward from 7×
- eastward across 6×
- and eastward 6×
- eastward in 6×
- the eastward 5×