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Example sentences for "eastward"

Lexicographically close words:
easterly; eastermost; eastern; easternmost; easting; eastwardly; eastwards; easy; easygoing; eat
  1. The entrance arches to the chapter-house from the east walk of the cloisters still remain and fix definitely its position; it projected eastward about eighty feet.

  2. The original Norman chapel, now used as a store-house, projects eastward from the north transept; a corresponding feature occurred in the south transept, but has long since vanished.

  3. The Cathedral Precincts#, or Close, running from Tombland eastward to the river, are entered by two gates to the precincts and one to the bishop's palace.

  4. Crossing the north aisle to the presbytery, at the fourth bay eastward past the tower, marked F on plan, there occurs a curious bridge chapel spanning the aisle, access thereto being gained by a newel staircase on the north side.

  5. The south transept had in Norman times a circular chapel projecting eastward similar to that remaining to the north transept.

  6. Originally, from the eastward side of the south transept, projected a semi-circular chapel, shown on plan by dotted lines, and corresponding to that still remaining on the north side of the cathedral.

  7. John of Oxford was one of a company of five to whom was given jurisdiction over a portion of the country, from Norwich down to Sussex, and from Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire eastward to the coast.

  8. From Texas, where it breeds, to the Fur Countries, generally distributed eastward of the Rocky Mountains.

  9. From New York, eastward and northward, to the Fur Countries.

  10. Passes in immense numbers from Texas eastward and northward to the highest latitudes, where it breeds, and returns in autumn.

  11. From Maryland eastward and northward to Lat.

  12. Breeds from Texas eastward and northward to the Fur Countries, and as far as the bases of the Rocky Mountains.

  13. Abundant during summer in the Gulf of Mexico, and off the coast eastward to Georgia.

  14. Migrates in spring eastward as far as Maine, and throughout the Western Country, far up the Missouri.

  15. Ranges over the Gulf of Mexico, Bays of Texas, but rarely seen to the eastward of North Carolina.

  16. Passes from Texas northward and eastward in great numbers.

  17. Breeds throughout the country from Texas to the Columbia, and eastward to Nova Scotia.

  18. Passes in spring from Texas along the coast eastward to the Fur Countries, returning in autumn.

  19. Constant resident in the Texas, South Florida, and as far eastward as North Carolina, where it is however very rare.

  20. From Texas eastward and northward, to the Fur Countries.

  21. From the coast of Georgia eastward to Nova Scotia, during winter, when it is extremely abundant in all the estuaries and bays.

  22. Eden stretched her line From Auran eastward to the royal towers Of great Seleucia.

  23. Northern Europe, and the type may be traced into North Africa, and eastward as far as Hindostan.

  24. The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

  25. Gained day, the calendar day gained in sailing eastward around the earth.

  26. Then he slowly withdrew his eyes from this and looked out eastward where the road fell away below us.

  27. Of his comedies, the best are, Eastward Ho!

  28. This tide certainly owes us a grudge, for it drove us to the eastward about thirty miles on the night of the first, and occasioned our missing the Fair Isle, and now it has caught us on our return.

  29. On the north-eastward arises the bold and magnificent screen formed by the mountains of Argyleshire and Dumbartonshire, rising above each other in gigantic succession.

  30. The country eastward was almost level, with sandstone cliffs here and there, apparently thickly wooded with white gums, and other trees; spinifex everywhere, but no prospects of water.

  31. About 120 miles to the eastward of the station of Messrs.

  32. Started this morning, in company with Tommy Windich, to explore the country to the eastward for water, etc.

  33. Travelling nearly along our eastward track, and passing our bivouac of the 19th June, we reached the Two Springs bivouac.

  34. Monger, when on a trip eastward in search of sheep-runs, had not been told by his native guide that he had been to the very spot where the murder was committed, and had seen the remains of the white men.

  35. We gave the horses water out of the drums, and turned eastward with them.

  36. Went with Tommy Windich for a walk eastward along the beach, and returned a little inland.

  37. As she gently opened the window, and looked eastward down the prison yard, the spikes upon the wall were tipped with red, then made a sullen purple pattern on the sun as it came flaming up into the heavens.

  38. After that, what with dozing and what with castle-building, he lost himself for a long time, so that there was a touch of morning on the eastward rim of the desolate Campagna when he crept to bed.

  39. The Vryheid and Utrecht affairs had deceived them into the belief that an eastward turning movement was in contemplation.

  40. He then made a cast eastward to another nek and by abandoning his transport succeeded three nights later in getting round Kitchener's left.

  41. His information was that the eastward section was impassable.

  42. It was no time yet for an eastward advance.

  43. His advanced patrols soon discovered that the section of the Orange lying eastward of Norval's Pont was very strongly held.

  44. Moreover, the pale of Constabulary posts which formed the eastward section of the great ring fence enclosing the "protected area" had been advanced.

  45. There was, however, an intermediate barrier, the irregular Pondwana range lying eastward of Vryheid, where he might be arrested.

  46. He ordered the staff to select a defensive line eastward from Estcourt which his army might occupy until the end of the hot season.

  47. The new "drive" was a bar of steel pushed steadily forward by simultaneous action throughout its length, and with its ends resting on the two completed blockhouse lines running eastward from Heilbron and Kroonstad.

  48. Buller had proposed to move eastward in the direction of Dalmanutha as soon as the ground permitted, but a cavalry reconnaissance discovered the enemy posted at Bergendal, close to the railway.

  49. After that we went eastward for a season to the village of Bath, to drink at its springs, which had been discovered to be sovereign remedy for many ills.

  50. I was in that blind tower of St. Mary's to the eastward corner, in the basement whereof were deposited the brooms and pails for cleaning of the church.

  51. Don't fail to give an alarm the instant you make out a craft bearing to the eastward after passing Morton's point.

  52. And as every one knows that our Government sends all things westward when eastward bound, this had won the more faith for Simon, as being according to nature.

  53. They seemed to go, but in reality they staid, and wherever the backwoodsman planted his foot west of the Ohio, he never turned his face eastward again.

  54. The whole country on the eastward characterized them, and they, more than the people of any other state, have perpetuated and imparted their character to the whole country on the westward.

  55. In all of these villages there is a noticeable tendency to face the rows eastward instead of toward the court.

  56. XXXVI), simply shows an unusually large collection of typical Tusayan house-rows, with the general tendency to face eastward displayed in the other villages of the group.

  57. Together the two tribes moved eastward toward the Jemez Mountains, whence they drifted into the valley of the Rio Grande.

  58. Still another confirmation is furnished by the pueblo of Acoma, situated about 60 miles eastward from Zuñi.

  59. It had seemed to her, ever since the terrible holocaust of a few months before, as if the Bad Lands had moved eastward upon them.

  60. Her shadow stretched out so far to the eastward that she could not touch its head with the end of her long hoe.

  61. All at once the eldest brother had a brilliant thought, and, with a glance at the little girl, who was nervously twisting her fingers, paced eastward and counted the rows that made up the barren strip.

  62. Satisfied upon all points, she changed her clothes and started eastward on horseback, following the streaked road of the cyclone.

  63. That the recruiting area of American immigration is extending eastward is no more clearly evident than in the recent migration of Syrians and Armenians.

  64. While America has been welcoming the eastward and backward races she has begun to lose her colonial stock and her Americanized Teutonic stock.

  65. They tarried in San Francisco long enough to acquaint themselves with all its beauties, then wended their way eastward as fast as the cars could carry them.

  66. Motion to eastward would be slow in the windy season, though favored by the Gulf Stream as the winds are "trade.

  67. That last wave of the Gulf Stream which washes the North Cape and keeps the fjords of Finmark open and unfrozen the whole year through, sweeps eastward along the coast, until it reaches the head of Varanger Fjord.

  68. The hills were here higher and bolder than in Westerdal, dark with forests of fir and pine, and swept south-eastward in long ranges, leaving a broad, open valley for the river to wander in.

  69. We kept on to Hvitå for breakfast, thus getting north of the latitude of Torneå; thence our road turned eastward at right angles around the head of the Bothnian Gulf.

  70. Our road led eastward through a slightly undulating country, where broad woods of fir and birch divided the large, well cultivated farms.

  71. Ten miles to the eastward arose the spire of Orsa, and southward, on an island in the lake, the tall church of Sollerön.

  72. There is a fading inward of the day, And all the pansy sunset hugs one star; To eastward dwindling all the land is gray, While barley meadows westward smoulder far.

  73. Then somewhere to the south-eastward a siren sent a wailing cry, subdued by distance.

  74. But it was a losing race, for ten minutes later Steve saw that the fog bank was rolling down upon them and from somewhere to the eastward came the dismal hoot of a steamer feeling her way along.

  75. They went eastward leisurely, making many stops, and had fine weather until they sighted Grand Manan.

  76. The valley of the Gihon becomes deeper as it passes eastward to where it meets the Kedron.

  77. I wished much to ride eastward through this plain and see the country about the lake, but the time of the year and other causes prevented.

  78. In June, Kruitzinger, Lotter, Myburg, and Fouche succeeded in dashing across the Molteno railway, and moving eastward from Cyphergat.

  79. Accordingly the commando broke into three parties and fled eastward over the railway.

  80. As the car bowled eastward at a good clip, Barry chuckled one or twice at the thought of Joyce's discomfiture when driven back to the roof by those piercing shrieks from Mrs. Kerr.

  81. If the next kept on downtown, Lawrence would turn eastward on Twenty-seventh Street, and the like.


  82. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "eastward" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    degree; east; easterly; north; northeast; northward; northwest; south; southeast; southward; southwest; sunrise; sunset; west; westward