: a flowing in
the inflow of air
an inflow of funds
Examples of inflow in a Sentence
The campaign has seen a massive inflow of funds in recent months.
The vents provide improved inflow of air.
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Over the past decade, private capital inflows into the defense sector have risen more than eighteen-fold—reflecting a shift driven by geopolitical instability, digitization of the battlefield, and the recognition that public procurement systems alone cannot deliver capability at the speed required.
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Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Water managers continue to monitor snowpack runoff and reservoir inflows.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Also, Bank of America’s Bull & Bear Indicator is in neutral territory even though the bank recently reported that inflows to equities this year is on pace for their second-biggest year ever — behind the peak set just last year.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Instead of embracing liberalizing reform (as so many in the West assumed was inevitable), the Chinese Community Party tightened its grip, strengthened state capitalism, and maintained significant controls on foreign inflows of investment, trade, and information.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
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Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Water managers continue to monitor snowpack runoff and reservoir inflows.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Also, Bank of America’s Bull & Bear Indicator is in neutral territory even though the bank recently reported that inflows to equities this year is on pace for their second-biggest year ever — behind the peak set just last year.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Instead of embracing liberalizing reform (as so many in the West assumed was inevitable), the Chinese Community Party tightened its grip, strengthened state capitalism, and maintained significant controls on foreign inflows of investment, trade, and information.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inflow
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“Inflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflow. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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inflow
noun
in·flow
ˈin-ˌflō 
1
: the act of flowing in
2
: something that flows in
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