inside of

preposition

: inside

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Previously, a microraptor fossil was found with the bones of a bird inside of its rib cage. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 June 2026 This has created such a nervous, raging anxiety inside of me. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026 To wrestle with these questions that Beckett has that really have no answers, to live inside of that for a few months, was so expansive for me as a human being. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 Books, of course, have meaning beyond what’s written inside of them. Literary Hub, 1 June 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 10 Jun. 2026.

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