outlook
noun
out·look
ˈau̇t-ˌlu̇k 
1
a
: a place offering a view
b
: a view from a particular place
2
: point of view
a positive outlook on life
3
: the act of looking out
4
: the prospect for the future
the outlook for steel demand in the U.S.—
Wall Street Jour.
Wall Street Jour.Examples of outlook in a Sentence
The students all seemed to have the same outlook.
Despite our differences in outlook, we got along together very well.
scenic outlooks along the highway
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The outlook has changed significantly since the Biden administration, however, some economists said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
Lately, survey data have shown consumers growing increasingly gloomy about the economy and inflation so investors will be looking to see if that poor outlook has translated into less spending.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
That has helped stabilize the worst of the sell-off in the China equity market, and bolsters the outlook for A-shares that are traded on Chinese exchanges as opposed to H-shares that are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
In its commercial market outlook for 2024 to 2043, Boeing anticipated making 8,830 deliveries to China, accounting for around 20 percent of all global deliveries over this period.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
Lately, survey data have shown consumers growing increasingly gloomy about the economy and inflation so investors will be looking to see if that poor outlook has translated into less spending.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
That has helped stabilize the worst of the sell-off in the China equity market, and bolsters the outlook for A-shares that are traded on Chinese exchanges as opposed to H-shares that are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
In its commercial market outlook for 2024 to 2043, Boeing anticipated making 8,830 deliveries to China, accounting for around 20 percent of all global deliveries over this period.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outlook
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outlook
noun
out·look
ˈau̇t-ˌlu̇k
1
a
: a place offering a view
b
: a view from a particular place
2
3
: conditions that seem to lie ahead
the outlook for business
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