inside of

preposition

: inside

Examples of inside of in a Sentence

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In the Zwirner exhibition, these women are almost always depicted inside of an art studio. Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026 The drones got amazing footage of the funnel on its way to it, and then from inside of it. Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 For a shape to be convex, any line between two points inside of it or on its perimeter must be fully ensconced within it. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026 For fans of those cultish works, which had their heyday around the time Refn was growing up and discovering them for himself, Her Private Hell plays like a nostalgic jewel box that literally looks like it was shot inside of a jewel box. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for inside of

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inside of was in 1836

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“Inside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20of. Accessed 26 May. 2026.

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