Examples of “east” in a Sentence

noun The direction toward which the Earth rotates, where the sun rises.

• Our new office faces east.
• The wind is blowing from the east, so expect a chilly morning.

adj Situated in or facing the east.

• A cold east wind blew across the fields all afternoon.
• The east entrance of the museum is closed for repairs this week.
• They bought a house on the east side of town.

adv Toward the east.

• The hikers headed east toward the rising sun.
• The road curves east just past the bridge.
• If you drive east for twenty minutes, you will reach the coast.
• The birds flew east as the evening light faded.

name A region defined by its eastward location, such as "the East" referring to Asia or Eastern Europe.

• Trade routes once linked Europe with the riches of the East.