inside of

preposition

: inside

Examples of inside of in a Sentence

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Two of the three suspects were caught, while authorities uncovered a backpack with a drone inside of it. Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 To our left trailed a seemingly endless line of cars, inside of which children slept and workers swigged coffee. Juan Wulff, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 Also, miners have been renting apartments to hide their rigs inside of empty homes. Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024 That said, those fluctuations in eating habits between each season can lead to changes in the composition in our microbiota (a system of microorganisms inside of our body). Leyre Moreno, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inside of 

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inside of was in 1836

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“Inside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20of. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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