Examples of outlying in a Sentence
the outlying areas of the city
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While a few outlying voices have called Tehran Israeli propaganda, most critics have seen the show as depicting messiness on both side of the Israel-Iran conflict.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Blackouts in the capital, unlike in much of the rest of the country, are largely scheduled, and far shorter than in the outlying and more rural provinces, where outages sometimes span 15 hours or more per day.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2025
Today, the remaining drive-ins can be counted on one hand: the Malt Shop, Frosty Drive N in Denton and Theo’s Drive-In in Grand Prairie, and maybe a couple more in outlying towns.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
Among the more than 300 comments, many Facebook users thought the restaurant was not understanding of outlying circumstances.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 13 June 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Blackouts in the capital, unlike in much of the rest of the country, are largely scheduled, and far shorter than in the outlying and more rural provinces, where outages sometimes span 15 hours or more per day.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2025
Today, the remaining drive-ins can be counted on one hand: the Malt Shop, Frosty Drive N in Denton and Theo’s Drive-In in Grand Prairie, and maybe a couple more in outlying towns.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
Among the more than 300 comments, many Facebook users thought the restaurant was not understanding of outlying circumstances.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 13 June 2025
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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outlying
adjective
out·ly·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌlī-iŋ 
: being far from a center or main body
an outlying suburb
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