inside of

preposition

: inside

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Police said three women were inside of a vehicle when two men approached and opened fire. Austin Turner, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025 Cell phone video footage showed Wells, now a mother of four, breathing heavily in a wheelchair inside of the hospital before she was escorted out by security. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025 However, every player on the team that is kicking, aside from the kicker themselves, now lines up with one foot at least on the 40-yard line of the returning team, and players must wait to move until the ball either hits the ground or is touched by a returner inside of the 20-yard line. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 What happened was that, after pioneering and gathering treasure over the past 10 years, making the first three films, the idea was bubbling inside of me so much. Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 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 26 Nov. 2025.

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preposition
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