How to Use outermost in a Sentence

outermost

adjective
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  • The arrow hit the outermost ring on the target.
  • 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
  • Work from the outermost part of the paint toward the window.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The thrill of the outermost limits had called to Rush since childhood.
    — Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • The thrill of the outermost limits had called to Mr. Rush since childhood.
    — Jenna Russell, New York Times, 23 June 2023
  • The outermost meat will be overdone by the time the meat touching the bone is perfect.
    — Ian Knauer, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But their sun is only the size of Jupiter, and a year on the outermost planet lasts just 20 days.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • In the model, the outermost rings orbit in a single plane, but the plane doesn't align with the orbital plane of any of the stars.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2020
  • In the regular 992, the outermost gauges are obscured by the fat rim of the steering wheel.
    — Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The outermost layer of the hair shaft is called the cuticle.
    — Svenja Lohner, Scientific American, 28 Nov. 2019
  • If the outermost toe lands below that line, the track was likely made by a black bear.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In the 7-10 split, only the two outermost pins are left standing.
    — Wired, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Its outermost layer bends out and around to form a ring, like a smoke ring without the smoke.
    — Helen Czerski, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Throw away the outermost leaves of a head of lettuce or cabbage.
    — oregonlive, 5 June 2021
  • These days a coat is a lot more than just your outermost layer.
    — Emily Farra, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2017
  • That means the outermost parts of Maryland may be on a different timeline than the rest of the state.
    — Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • As Hernández set up to try to make a catch on the warning track, the ball hit the outermost catwalk hanging from the roof.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Outer Lips The outer lips are the outermost folds of skin on your vulva.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
  • That's nearly as scorching as the outermost layers of the sun.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2017
  • Parker will be the first spacecraft to fly through the Sun’s corona, the outermost part of the star’s atmosphere.
    — James Rogers, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Tracks are round, so the winner is the first reptile to amble past the outermost finish line.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • How volcanoes blow their stacks The center of the Earth is called the core; the next layer up is the mantle; the outermost layer is the crust.
    — Rachel Beane, The Conversation, 1 May 2023
  • The outermost layer of the heliosphere is known as the heliopause.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2018
  • The outermost parts are forged from steel to protect the innermost parts made of aluminum.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • Perhaps those that reached the outermost ring would look and behave differently from those that remained in the center.
    — Veronique Greenwood, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2024

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