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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Season two will premiere on the BBC and, outside of the UK and Ireland, on Netflix where available. Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 July 2025 Season two will premiere on the BBC and, outside of the U.K. and Ireland, on Netflix where available. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025 Unfortunately, this kind of research is expensive and requires expertise that is rare outside of AI companies. Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025 Officers responded to the shooting at about 1 p.m. Sunday, July 13, outside of an apartment complex in Memphis, according to an affidavit filed in Shelby County. Miami Herald, 14 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 19 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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