How to Use "East" with Example Sentences

east (adj): related to the direction where the sun rises

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Used with nouns:

"New York is on the east coast of the United States."
(coast)

"She went out the east exit of the building."
(exit)

"Meet us on the east shore of the lake."
(shore)

"It's sunny on the east side of my house in the morning."
(side)

"The east wind is cold in the winter."
(wind)

east (n): the direction where the sun rises

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Example sentences:

"The wind is blowing from the east."

"She has studied cooking from the Far East."

"They are going from the east to the west."

"The sun rises in the east."

east (adv): towards the direction where the sun rises

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Example sentences:

"They are traveling east on the highway."

"We live east of San Francisco."

"The birds are flying east."