How to Use outgoing in a Sentence

outgoing

adjective
  • Outgoing mail goes in this box.
  • From outside the bunker came the thud of an outgoing round.
    Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • And not just the outgoing kids — for the shy, theater opens them up.
    Alexandra Moe, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The sound of outgoing rocket fire could be heard in Gaza.
    Isabel Debre and Sam McNeil, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Use the spring steel clip inside the top door to send outgoing mail.
    Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2022
  • That amounts to a $4900 jump in starting price over the outgoing base version.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023
  • The judge has been praised for his dogged campaign to rein in the outgoing far-right leader.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The neighbors and their children (ages 4 and 5) are very outgoing, and the kids come to our house/yard at least four times a week.
    Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • That number could change, of course, with any outgoing transfers at the end of spring.
    Tom Green | [email protected], al, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Thomas is outgoing and goes out with groups of friends, some of whom are married.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Use the metal clip inside the top box’s door to hold outgoing mail in a secure place.
    Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In the era of landlines, a PR/TT meant getting a record of all the incoming and outgoing calls from a phone.
    Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • The neighbors and their children (age four and five) are very outgoing, and the kids come to our house/yard at least four times a week.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2022
  • There is a tough angle between the Moon in your private 8th house and Uranus in your outgoing 11th house, so watch out!
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
  • Still, some critics say the outgoing Lopez Obrador’s shadow looms over the contest.
    Rafael Romo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
  • For those who knew and loved the outgoing and often boisterous athlete, the loss is still painful.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
  • One last tip, Farr said, is one that may require a bit more from people: Be outgoing.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Clark said that Nevaeh was born healthy and was outgoing and sharp before the incident.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The Link 3 makes a few welcome improvements over the outgoing Link 2.
    PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The number of outgoing transfers shouldn’t come as a surprise.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Instead of blue texts, outgoing texts to Android users were green.
    Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Grady is a sweet 13-year-old boy with a great sense of humor who describes himself as very smart and outgoing.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
  • Small arms fire and outgoing artillery broke the silence, but at a distance.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
  • But that also means that AMG’s version is—on paper, at least—less of a hard-core sports car than the outgoing model.
    Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The vote could be a referendum, of sorts, on the legacy of outgoing Mayor John Giles.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
  • Pops of outgoing Ukrainian artillery fire also echo through the streets during the day.
    Ian Lovett, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Asha used to be outgoing, with a quick wit and contagious giggle.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • What is the date the 10 outgoing schools officially leave the conference?
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • President Joe Biden cast his vote for president Monday, and the outgoing commander in chief found himself in the rare predicament of waiting in line.
    Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The absence of reelection pressures has led many outgoing incumbents to turn to diplomacy, international agreements and the use of force to cement their legacy.
    Andrew Payne, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024

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