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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Zalatoris went from 11-under to 2-under, tied for second to outside of the top 30 and 10 shots behind the leader, J.J. Spaun. Brody Miller, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025 But even outside of that trio, Chrono Trigger had a murderer’s row of talent behind it. Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025 Newsweek contacted the White House press office for comment via email on Saturday outside of regular office hours. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 The coroner also told ABC 27 that the fetus would not have survived outside of the womb. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 15 Mar. 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 21 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

outside of

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