: in or into a building
working indoors
Examples of indoors in a Sentence
The game will be played indoors.
He worked indoors all afternoon.
We went indoors when it began to rain.
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To grow geraniums in pots indoors over the winter, dig them up before the first frost and pot them in fresh soil in a container with drainage holes.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
There are some exceptions, such as a health issue or disability, where it's recommended to keep the cat indoors, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
Keeping cats indoors: Domestic cats pose a significant threat to migrating birds.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
There are some exceptions, such as a health issue or disability, where it's recommended to keep the cat indoors, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
Keeping cats indoors: Domestic cats pose a significant threat to migrating birds.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indoors
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“Indoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indoors. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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indoors
adverb
in·doors
(ˈ)in-ˈdō(ə)rz 
-ˈdȯ(ə)rz
: in or into a building
games to be played indoors
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