How to Use inn in a Sentence

inn

1 of 2 noun
  • We stayed at a cozy little inn in the country.
  • In the next scene, the pair share a room at an inn for the night.
    Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The club moved to an inn near the airport, but didn’t last there long.
    Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The club moved to an inn near the airport, but didn’t last there long.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Couples can cozy up in pubs and quaint inns and steal away for quiet strolls.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
  • The second group are tourists sent by inns and bed and breakfast hosts in the area.
    Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The club later moved to an inn near the airport, but didn’t last there long.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Though the town is small, its selection of inviting inns is large.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Open year round, the inn offers a gift shop and full-service restaurant.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2023
  • Two former school buildings were torn down to make way for a new three-story inn.
    Anna Mazurek, Chron, 22 July 2022
  • The hush of the trees, the shrine bells, the onsen waters of those ancient inns.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Nights are spent in casual inns or campgrounds.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Stay in a high-rise with a bird's eye view of the water or opt for a more intimate inn.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Spend your nights at the elegant inn or in one of their charming cottages.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Though the inn supplies ear plugs, I was never tempted to reach for them.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The local inns and a nearby farm are also believed to be haunted.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2020
  • There are also a number of cozy hotels and inns in nearby Füssen.
    Melanie Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The town also boasts an impressive number of hotels and inns for its small size.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
  • With no high-rise lodgings, part of the area’s charm is its inns and beachfront vacation rental homes.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • Four rooms at the inn were used as film sets, including the lobby, the library lounge, and two guest rooms.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The inn itself, in the heart of downtown, is a haven of quiet coastal luxury.
    Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
  • The inn’s lush landscaping features an oasis-like garden and a pond.
    Lucky Benson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Here are some of our favorite country inns and bed-and-breakfasts in the Midwest.
    Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 6 May 2026
  • Take a break from the town’s many festivities and events and stay at one of Berlin’s historic inns.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
  • Meghan checked into the inn on March 24 and planned to check out on March 30.
    Kyani Reid, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022
  • And no, not to Montreal, but to a remote-ish inn tucked into the snowy woods next to a frozen lake.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This is especially true in the early spring, when most seasonal inns have yet to open.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
  • This is especially true in the early spring, when most seasonal inns have yet to open.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Cabins and country inns nearby provide the kind of comfort that suits the season well.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The inn sits at the edge of the Lahaina Harbor in the historic district.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2023

inn

2 of 2 verb
  • By the time his first inning a mile high was in the books, the Padres trailed by a run.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2019
  • That inning the Eagles scored the game's first run on a bounce-out to short.
    Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2019
  • Smith was able to end the half inning just one pitch later, but the damage had been done.
    Christian Simmons, sun-sentinel.com, 13 July 2019
  • Most pitchers had reached the four-inning mark at the time spring training games were shut down.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Fan videos sound like a great thing to provide during inning breaks and on broadcasts.
    Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 7 Apr. 2020
  • The only run the Twins scored came on a double play that helped end a sixth-inning threat.
    Jeff Miller, latimes.com, 10 June 2018
  • Canning stuck around a little longer on his way to his first six-inning start since late June.
    Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019
  • Indeed, in a bowl of blue against a team in blue, the Giants suffered more first-inning blues.
    John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 18 June 2019
  • The Mets came back to take a seventh-inning lead on the Atlanta Braves.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2019
  • In a ninth-inning rematch Sunday, Freeman flied out to left field.
    Charles Odum, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2019
  • On the seventh pitch of the first-inning at-bat, Bauer froze Votto with a slider.
    Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 11 July 2018
  • Both Stripling and Urias could blossom in their roles as multi-inning firemen.
    Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 15 June 2019
  • At the half-inning break closest to midnight, the crowd rises to its feet to sing the Alaska flag song.
    Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2018
  • The adjustments paid off to the tune of a seven-inning outing with that one solo home run allowed.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 17 July 2019
  • Durham’s Andrew Kittredge closed the game out with a three-inning save for the Bulls.
    Jordan Guskey, Indianapolis Star, 24 June 2018
  • The Phillies fell on an extra-inning home run at Citi Field for the second time in three days.
    Matt Breen, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
  • Davis read the letter and folded it up and put it in his pocket before hitting a first-inning single to end his slump.
    Jenna West, SI.com, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Texas added a seventh-inning insurance run when Zubia was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
    Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 18 Feb. 2020
  • His second-inning single was part of the rally that produced the Angels’ first run.
    Jeff Miller, latimes.com, 9 June 2018
  • What made the Rangers' decisive inning more bizarre was that the homers came off three different pitches.
    Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2019
  • The ninth-inning comeback helped salvage one of the best outings from Tyler Mahle this season.
    Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2019
  • Thirteen of the Lions’ 26 wins came by way of a five-inning run-rule performance.
    Jordan Guskey, Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2018
  • The Rays opened scoring on Tommy Pham’s first-inning solo home.
    Ted Ward, The Mercury News, 11 June 2019
  • Despite the big-inning potential, the Orioles scored just run one to take a 2-1 lead.
    Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 26 June 2018
  • Fernandez said a first-inning error allowed the game’s only run to score, and a tired Rams team couldn’t get on the board.
    Walter Villa, miamiherald, 7 June 2018
  • The Orioles had a 4-0 lead to start the game, and Means pitched a hitless inning to preserve it.
    Giana Han, baltimoresun.com, 28 June 2019
  • Williams was safe, a run scored, and the inning the Phillies needed to rally for a 3-2 win could continue.
    Matt Breen, Philly.com, 7 July 2018
  • From July 20 through the end of the season, Stock threw more than one inning 11 times.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2019
  • Hamels escaped a first-inning jam after two walks with a 6-4-3 double play and then breezed through much of the the next five innings.
    Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 19 June 2018
  • The Padres went down in order in the ninth on three strikeouts – their ninth, 10th and 11th whiffs in a four-inning stretch.
    Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 July 2018

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