inside of

preposition

: inside

Examples of inside of in a Sentence

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Success has submitted five applications to the local school district in hopes of operating inside of traditional public schools. Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025 The store is inside of a historic Art Deco building and Studio Keeta played this up by using a material palette that would have fit in with the movement 100 years ago. Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025 Parlour Bar Located in downtown Nashville inside of the Dream Hotel, Parlour Bar will be open with peppermint mocha martinis, spiked eggnog and small bites. Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025 At the same time, the wife of one of the men being held downstairs was able to lock herself inside of a bedroom with her children and call 911. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 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 22 Dec. 2025.

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