inner space
noun
1
: space at or near the earth's surface and especially under the sea
2
: one's inner self
Examples of inner space in a Sentence
an intensely private individual, he treats his inner space as sacred ground that is off-limits to other people
Recent Examples on the Web
But revolving doors are necessary only when walls stand between the inner space and the outside world.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
The results will find favor with folk music fans, modern guitar rebels, and inner space explorers alike.
—Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
These cells were not existing placidly side by side; their inner spaces were linked, more like rooms in a house than detached dwellings.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Sitting in meditation, lost in ecstatic dance, or fasting and praying for days, these explorers of inner space received profound insights into our nature and our relationship to the rest of reality.
—Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
Said more simply, outer space is boring, slow, simple, weak, risky, and poor by comparison to our ever-accelerating inner space frontier.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2024
Even the deep grief and despair over the death of a loved one brings a visceral connection to some mysterious inner space.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
But revolving doors are necessary only when walls stand between the inner space and the outside world.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
The results will find favor with folk music fans, modern guitar rebels, and inner space explorers alike.
—Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
The results will find favor with folk music fans, modern guitar rebels, and inner space explorers alike.
—Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
These cells were not existing placidly side by side; their inner spaces were linked, more like rooms in a house than detached dwellings.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Sitting in meditation, lost in ecstatic dance, or fasting and praying for days, these explorers of inner space received profound insights into our nature and our relationship to the rest of reality.
—Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
Said more simply, outer space is boring, slow, simple, weak, risky, and poor by comparison to our ever-accelerating inner space frontier.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2024
Even the deep grief and despair over the death of a loved one brings a visceral connection to some mysterious inner space.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
But revolving doors are necessary only when walls stand between the inner space and the outside world.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
The results will find favor with folk music fans, modern guitar rebels, and inner space explorers alike.
—Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Inner space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20space. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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