outside of

preposition

Examples of outside of in a Sentence

outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise
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Securing these bonds, which allow immigrants to fight their deportation cases outside of a jail or detention center, was already challenging. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 27 July 2025 However, questions are arising about whether Jansen would be willing to pitch outside of the ninth inning. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 Guys, this is first contact with life, outside of the... Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 July 2025 In 2000: Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashed immediately after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport outside of Paris, killing 113 people. Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for outside of

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of outside of was circa 1840

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“Outside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20of. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

outside of

preposition
1
2
: except for
outside of her brother she is alone in the house
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