How to Use inward in a Sentence

inward

1 of 3 adjective

• Trump will pass; the inward turn won’t.
  — Ian Bremmer, Time, 25 June 2026
• Accept it, with an inward sigh, as part of the deal?
  — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
• Then there is sports tourism and an inward draw of tourists coming in.
  — Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
• Lowry came home with three birdies on the inward nine to shoot even-par 71.
  — Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022
• Young is more inward, stoic, but ready to get a good dig in when it’s called for.
  — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
• The silhouette stood out with a sharp toe and a block heel with an inward slant.
  — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• Tuck these inward and press flat on the inside of the mask so this new pleat creates a flat seal.
  — Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2021
• So what’s better for both parties, short-term defeat that forces an inward look?
  — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2022
• Even without the head, the figure conveyed for me a sense of inward gazing.
  — The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
• Frogs and toads seem to blink when eating because their eyes are pulled inward briefly, helping push food down their throats.
  — Washington Post, 4 May 2021
• The black pair wrapped close to the foot, cut with a smooth vamp and soft inward curve that gave the silhouette its sculptural feel.
  — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
• The thigh bone, or the femur, is rounded on its edge to fit inside the inward curve, or socket, of the pelvis.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 14 Dec. 2022
• In the fall, welcome an inward focus as the days get chillier and darker.
  — David G. Allan, CNN, 19 June 2021
• Please confirm or deny that either of you can perform inward singing on demand.
  — Jonathan Cohen, Variety, 27 Sep. 2021
• The key to her win came on her next-to-last dive, an inward 1½ somersault from the pike position.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
• Tesla could make use of the inward facing camera present in newer models.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
• Yet for Franzen, if not for his characters, an inward focus is the ticket out.
  — Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2021
• The product is easy to sanitize, thanks to an inward sloping splash guard and wipe-clean surface.
  — Kate Bayless, Parents, 5 June 2023
• Inherent in success is an outward focus, not an inward one.
  — Melinda Fouts, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026
• More of a walker than a climber, Shepherd preferred the inward path to the ascendant path.
  — Connor Goodwin, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2020
• Additionally, the rim should have a slight inward tilt, so the water drains into the basin and doesn't pool up.
  — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020
• In the fall, enjoy the riot for the senses and welcome an inward focus as the days get chillier.
  — David G. Allan, CNN, 21 Dec. 2021
• The fall of his hand and the slight inward turn of his feet broadcast vulnerability and melancholy.
  — Vogue, 29 Mar. 2019
• Disease, illness and pain are horrible facts of life but the path of inward fixation is slippery.
  — Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2023
• The demand for mail was the outward expression of my son’s inward imitation of me.
  — Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 13 June 2019
• Disease, illness, and pain are horrible facts of life but the path of inward fixation is slippery.
  — Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com, 12 Nov. 2021
• The shock wave must also fight against the inward spiral of the star’s outermost layers, which are still falling onto the core.
  — Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2021
• Rendered in earthy materials and with slightly inward slanting walls, the store feels part living room, part womb.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2020
• October begins a season of inward focus and self-care for you that is worth paying attention to.
  — Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2022
• The textures and the smells and the tastes outside us actually change our inward sensations and our inner lives.
  — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2023

inward

2 of 3 adverb

• The window faces inward toward the courtyard.
• He turned his attention inward.
• The hunger turns each man inward.
  — Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
• Those teams looked inward and built.
  — Sam Blum, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
• Use the palms of your hands to squeeze the clay inward.
  — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
• My icing then ran inward to form a gooey sticky pool.
  — Kathryn Streeter, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
• My icing then ran inward to form a gooey sticky pool.
  — Kathryn Streeter, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
• That is why most are pointing agents inward for now.
  — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Start from the tips of the branches and work your way inward.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 7 Aug. 2023
• Some would have been hurled inward, toward the sun.
  — Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• This second piece turns the lens inward.
  — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• But that anger sometimes turns you inward.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
• Garage doors were bowed inward, and trash and debris lined the streets.
  — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• Their feet may point down and inward, and two of their middle toes are webbed.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023
• That process often turns inward first.
  — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
• This reflection led her to look inward at her own life.
  — Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
• Roll the tarp inward to trap the debris and take it outdoors.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
• Tuck the open end inward to prevent dust from getting in.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
• Place our flow shorts folded in half on top of the tank, fold the sides inward and roll away!
  — Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2023
• Moments like these turned my mind inward and outward at the same time.
  — Cara Blue Adams, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
• Look inward and adjust your lifestyle and goals to suit your needs.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
• At the top of the curl, rotate wrists inward so palms face forward.
  — Women's Health, 7 June 2023
• Knives must be placed closest to the plate with the blade facing inward.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
• But the calendar has turned, and the spears now point inward.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
• Thin out and trim any limbs that are growing inward toward the main tree.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
• But later in the day, your focus turns inward.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
• But the offices that will thrive in the years ahead are those willing to turn inward.
  — Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
• Smooth out the sheet and allow the corners and edges to curl inward on all sides.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
• Guest suites turn inward, toward the pool and gardens.
  — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
• And how much of his misanthropy is inward and how much is outward?
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023

inward

3 of 3 noun

• Blow dry the hair smooth with a slight inward bend at the ends.
  — Kristin Corpuz, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2019
• So think about this notion turned inwards.
  — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
• And the walls of the house of study began to collapse inwards.
  — National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019
• The final third of the month brings an inward but grounding shift.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
• Use a clean sponge or cloth to gently wipe and dab the stain away from the outer edges inwards.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
• When your windows are open at night, place a fan nearby to help disperse that air inwards.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
• Too much direct sunlight can burn this plant’s leaves and also cause the leaves to curl inwards.
  — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
• Then run the laces back into the next hole—from the outside of the shoe inwards—to create a loop.
  — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 12 May 2015
• To maintain movement and bounce, her ends are cut bluntly and bumped inwards with a flat-iron.
  — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
• The old flame here, Smith explains, is an inwards look at the cost of his own ambition.
  — Nick Reilly, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
• The white garage door on the victim's house looked warped inwards, with enough space for someone to enter or exit.
  — Jordan Cutler-Tietjen, sacbee, 24 June 2018
• The Fame silhouette features a narrow squared toe and a curved heel with a slight inward slant.
  — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
• And so, in the months since my own diagnosis, my response has been to try and look outwards as well as inwards.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 27 June 2018
• Pull your wax petal off the spoon and press gently into the center, so the edges curl inwards like a real flower petal.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
• Also, most emergency exit doors on planes open inwards.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
• As a result, these planets end up heated from the surface-inward rather than from the core-out like on Earth.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2017
• Draw strength by looking inwards to find your spirit of independence.
  — Venus Australis, refinery29.com, 15 July 2019
• Turn it around so that the zipper or opening faces inwards, making discreet access harder.
  — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2018
• The effect both highlights the actress's eyes and draws the center of attention inwards.
  — Hannah Morrill, Allure, 11 Sep. 2017
• She’d been married before, and after her late husband passed, her focus shifted inwards.
  — Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
• Use painters tape, spend a little more on quality brushes, and fill in from the edges, painting inwards, to get the best results.
  — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 25 June 2019
• Using a small eye brush, start from the outer corner of the eyes and work inwards, so that the color gets gradually lighter.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2019
• Ski touring is about slowing down, turning inwards, and tuning into nature.
  — Jen Murphy, Sunset Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020
• Among the catch are stingrays, their bodies folded over, pushed inwards (or outwards, for some) from the burgeoning force of other fish in the net.
  — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
• Pronation control features had a small protective effect in most runners, but a large one in those whose feet tended to roll inwards.
  — Outside, 30 Dec. 2025
• After 30 minutes, the main structural cross beams began to fail, and after two hours parts of the boat collapsed inwards.
  — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 9 Oct. 2019
• To maintain a smooth yet voluminous finish, blow-dry bangs inwards using a round brush and set with just a lightweight hairspray.
  — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
• For most Jews, Hanukkah has always been an inward, at-home, after-work-on-a-Wednesday sort of affair.
  — Rachel Levin, SFChronicle.com, 9 Dec. 2020
• On average the three outer giants flung planetesimals inwards, towards the sun.
  — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
• Instead, simply by turning all the drama inward, Chapter Two’s second trailer ramps up the scares.
  — Aja Romano, Vox, 18 July 2019