How to Use inside of in a Sentence

inside of

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  • And guess who found the largest egg with $100 inside of it?
    Beanie Feldstein, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Attach the two pole box cleats to the top inside of the box with 1-1/4-inch screws.
    Lucy Fitzgerald, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Clean the outside and inside of the shade with a soft sponge and soapy water.
    USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Bets can be made from anywhere inside of the Ohio state lines.
    cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023
  • By the end of those years, that was a real person inside of me.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023
  • But what if the pastry requires a longer bake time than the stuff inside of it?
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 29 June 2023
  • The thief shuffles to the front porch, moves over a small package, then pulls the parcel inside of the bag, the video shows.
    Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
  • So many hands have been on this piece, and so many special ones, the best ones, have been inside of it.
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The Blackboard Café has a bookshop inside of it, milkshakes, and the best lasagna.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • This is a place where the tiny, tiny pieces of silicon inside of our phones are stamped.
    WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
  • My hope and my conviction is that there is a nine-year-old hero inside of us all.
    Danai Gurira, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2023
  • And so, from our perspective, part of the point of the movie is getting inside of that activist’s head.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2023
  • What’s going on deep inside of you will come up to the surface today.
    USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Clean the outside and inside of shades and the arms of outdoor light fixtures with soap, water, and a soft sponge or cloth.
    USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
  • That just stuck, and everything would be inside of there.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
  • After that short tour with Burt ended, that meant that Steve then got inside of them.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a thing about this sport in Japan that there is ritual and honor inside of it.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Based on the evidence, the surge of Newsmax caused a full-scale panic inside of Fox News.
    Stephen Battaglio, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The cocktail bar Hey Love inside of Next is one of the best hotel bars in America.
    Jordan Michelman, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In a vast contrast to what goes on outside, most of what occurs inside of the Met is not recorded.
    Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 6 May 2024
  • But there’s still a sadness, a deep sadness inside of me, that someone took that from me at such a young age.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022
  • After the bath, this can dry fast because water doesn't pool inside of it.
    Good Housekeeping, 2 Aug. 2023
  • From there, simply hook the leash to your pant loops, inside of your purse, or even your belt, and pickpockets won’t stand a chance.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2024
  • Aid groups warned that the raid has sped the collapse of medical care available inside of the enclave.
    Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Are there more restrictions on free speech inside of schools?
    Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Make sure to photograph flood water lines on the outside and inside of the structure.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Bieber shared images of herself on a phone inside of a house, as well as pictures with fake blood over her left breast.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The unglazed pottery had absorbed small traces of animal, wheat, dairy fats and oils that had been cooked inside of them.
    Danya Gainor, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The quick-thinking store manager locked both of us inside of his office and called the police.
    Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The wheels fall into aligned rows inside of the container, keeping the lights secure.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024

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