How to Use in on in a Sentence

in on

phrase
  • Didn’t lock in on the game plan.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • All of them are in on the joke.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Or could this be part of the plot the nurse was in on?
    Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
  • One of them were clearly not in on it.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Or, even better, join in on it.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
  • People and brands like to be in on the joke.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Baptista seems very much in on the joke.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Who is the ‘hero,’ the person who is not in on the ruse?
    Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But in this story, Revord’s in on the joke.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Audrey Hobert doesn’t want to be in on the joke.
    Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • McGuire blasted all the adults who were in on the hoax.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Costco is joining in on the icon glass trend.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Because this is a big franchise that is in on the joke.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Pretty much all the airlines are in on the game.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In the end, who’s really in on the joke?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Both rivals come blazing in on six-game win streaks.
    Greg Cote january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The best part is that the whole family can join in on the fun.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Noah Ostlund mixed in on the top line for a shift, but that was short-lived.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • No one on this show was locked in on having anything be one way.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Any team struggling to stop the run will be in on the stout Ika.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • And everyone can join in on the fun, even the short nail girlies.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Chalamet was, in essence, in on the joke.
    Josh Spiegel, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Some black holes are formed by stars that have collapsed in on themselves.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Rather than hold resentment, though, the two hopped in on the joke.
    Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • This could mean the team is set to lock in on bringing in a solid starter.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Of course, at the end of it all, Gladden was let in on the joke.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Elon Musk has always been locked in on Mars.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Paparazzi pressed in on every side.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Hayes joined in on the fun, commenting on a few of the videos that used the song.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Pick the benefit that matters most to you and lock in on it.
    Fred Sassani, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026

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