inside of

preposition

: inside

Examples of inside of in a Sentence

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Göransson is the first composer to prevail twice inside of three years since Gustavo Santaolalla won for The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Babel (2006). Thomas Smith, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2026 Run a knife around inside of pan and tube to release cake and unmold, then use it to release cake from pan bottom; remove. Sarah Carey, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026 Wallpaper really pops inside of units with glass doors. Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 22 Feb. 2026 To be clear, my trip to France wasn’t my Samsonite Paralux Carry-on's maiden voyage, exactly—I’d previously taken it for a spin inside of T+L’s New York City testing lab and brought it on a weekend road trip to Montreal. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 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 25 Feb. 2026.

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