How to Use outer space in a Sentence

outer space

noun
Definition of outer spacenext
  • Is there life in outer space?
  • More people have been to outer space than to this depth of the ocean.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 19 June 2023
  • The changes may help the brain adapt to the weightlessness of outer space.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Neil likens the feeling to that of pondering the vastness of outer space.
    — Robert Moor, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
  • All the while, the stories in those comic books stuck — and over the decades, his passion for outer space has, too.
    — Elissa Miolene, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Back in 2020 it was revealed that the actor was planning to film a movie in outer space.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • Not the facts, not the rights and the lefts, not the plots, which could take place in outer space or in hell or anywhere in between, but the feelings.
    — Ellen Akins, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
  • Lovers of all things outer space will flip for this glowing stunt drone that looks like a retro UFO.
    — Jessica Hartshorn and Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Tintin's adventures took him across the globe, from the US to Sydney and even outer space.
    — Hannah Ryan, CNN, 6 Feb. 2022
  • And both seem to be taking place deep in the holler, somewhere near a swampland and in outer space all at once.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Aug. 2022
  • In the film, Mescal plays Junior, a rural Midwestern farmer who gets the chance to live in outer space.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The list of watch brands with experience in outer space just got longer.
    — Carol Besler, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • Here's a look at the most dazzling images taken from outer space so far in 2024.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The book features an outer space theme and a story about finding home.
    — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 8 June 2024
  • What better way to get the creative juices flowing than a standup on top of a mountain or in outer space?
    — Jo Eyre, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Lana Condor and Cole Sprouse are finding love… up in outer space.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Ever heard the theory that life came to Earth from outer space, hitching a ride on a comet?
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • William Shatner's trip to outer space left him with mixed emotions.
    — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2022
  • To be more specific, by bringing the magic of outer space back down to earth.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Anyone who is jonesing to explore outer space will need a good backpack for the journey.
    — Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The world’s biggest producer of iPhones is going to outer space.
    — Jane Lanhee Lee, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Stephen Curry has come a long way since the curious case of the government plot from outer space.
    — Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022
  • And the nation which was the first to put both a satellite and a man in outer space has fallen far behind the rest of the world in technology.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Trying to take the full measure of the turmoil is like contemplating the vastness of outer space.
    — Lindsay Beyerstein, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The mysteries of outer space have drawn many people to search for evidence of alien life.
    — Maria Gutierrez, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2022
  • Hugh Laurie captains a second season of this sci-fi satire set aboard a cruise ship in outer space.
    — cleveland, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Now the teens at Seabrook High are about to face a new challenge when a group of mysterious aliens arrives from outer space.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 14 July 2022
  • The following pages contain Munroe’s answers to two questions: What if some of outer space turned to soup?
    — Randall Munroe, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2022
  • No one else but the director of Robocop could have made this unforgettable sci-fi/action epic about giant bugs from outer space.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 June 2024
  • Powered by a hybrid core stage and two solid-fuel boosters, the rocket reached an altitude of 101 km, the first time a Polish rocket has reached outer space.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024

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