How to Use eastern in a Sentence

eastern

adjective
  • They live in the eastern part of the state.
  • In the eastern sky, there are already signs of spring.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Waves highest from mid-lake to eastern shores.
    — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • All times are eastern daylight time.
    — Charles Forelle, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • By early evening, most of the storm had moved into the eastern part of the state.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
  • Yet his map covers only the eastern half of the country.
    — David Bressan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • It can even be found in sub-zero areas such as eastern Siberia.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Pick an observing spot with a clear view of the eastern horizon.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Cross it, then take the trail that lines the eastern side of the creek to return back to the park’s center.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Treatment centers in the eastern provinces were burned to the ground.
    — Tyler Evans, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • White cedars have short needles in dense clusters, while eastern red cedars have flatter leaves.
    — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Jim Jacobs, the last great long hunter of the eastern mountains, was killed there, too.
    — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • In eastern red cedar, the female cones are just a quarter-inch long and dark blue with a gin-like fragrance.
    — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The view was uncommonly broad, and the city skyline poked out of the eastern sky.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • And if an eastern Taoist monk had been on board to advise the obsessed captain?
    — The Know, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Both are shining in the eastern sky, with Jupiter above and Venus below.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The northern part is mostly for mountain hikers, while the eastern side for trekkers.
    — Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Murata was killed by an artillery shell in eastern France.
    — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Look to the eastern horizon before sunrise.
    — Jules-Pierre Malartre, Space.com, 8 June 2026
  • Polls will start closing before dusk in eastern Kentucky.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
  • Over the last two weeks, fires have popped up in an open space area in the eastern part of the Denver metro area very close to homes.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Up to a half inch of rain could fall in eastern Kansas and western Missouri.
    — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The 8%-lit waning crescent moon will sit low on the eastern horizon as dawn's glow creeps into the sky.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 May 2026
  • The next name on the storm list for eastern Pacific systems is Mario.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The hospital also said a man was killed in a strike on the eastern side of Jabaliya refugee camp.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Birds of the same species in eastern portions of North America have pink bills.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Colorado Boulevard runs north-south in the eastern part of the Denver metro area.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • They were taken to the small township of Qudang, near the eastern slope of Everest.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Plan on low to mid-teens in many areas along the Route 50 corridor on the eastern shore.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • And there’s another one in the eastern Atlantic that’s worth watching for next week.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025

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