: 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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At these air pollution levels, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that sensitive groups avoid long or intense outdoor activities and consider rescheduling moving them indoors.
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
As the temperatures continue to drop to dangerous levels, the beds will become available in phases to ensure people can sleep indoors, according to Jones.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
As the temperatures continue to drop to dangerous levels, the beds will become available in phases to ensure people can sleep indoors, according to Jones.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 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 28 Dec. 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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