inside of

preposition

: inside

Examples of inside of in a Sentence

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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 After William Afton was crushed inside of the Spring Bonnie suit in Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023), don’t expect the villain to have much screen time in the sequel. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2025 Note that different comforters will have different filling inside of them, requiring different types of care. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 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 18 Dec. 2025.

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