How to Use in in a Sentence

in

1 of 4 preposition

• Don't come in here with those muddy feet!
• Check back for more as results roll in through the night.
  — Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2021
• The series doesn’t try to score cheap points to lure you in.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 3 Feb. 2022
• Bollinger said at the time no one had lived in the house for three years.
  — oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2021
• Her stores set records that week for the number of items brought in.
  — Kathrine Nero, The Enquirer, 28 June 2021
• Colin lets us in on the best time of year to go crabbing.
  — oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2022
• Since the beginning of the year, the staff has worked in-person.
  — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 15 Feb. 2022
• Streets in the area are closed and people are advised to avoid the area.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2021
• Genius does have a license to the song lyrics in question.
  — Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2020
• Still, celebrities could do more to rein their fans in.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2021
• Wrap your teen in love and comfort with a cozy blanket.
  — Micolette Davis, Chron, 10 Dec. 2020
• Eight servings of the cozy stew can be on your table in less than an hour.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2022
• What do Russians see and hear about the war in Ukraine?
  — CBS News, 10 Mar. 2022
• The summer weather seems to be breaking and fall is in the air.
  — The Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2020
• His strength, love and kindness are the greatest gifts in the world.
  — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 27 Apr. 2021
• Radio tuned in to high school football comes from the back room.
  — Peter Christopher, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
• While the plane spiraled to the ground, its fuselage tore apart in midair, videos of the crash showed.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• When the cool fronts roll in, the hunt for which patio to park yourself at begins.
  — Megha McSwain, Chron, 18 Nov. 2022
• Katie Couric hasn't gotten on a scale at home in five years.
  — Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 13 Oct. 2021
• The fire has caused several closures in the area as well.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2020
• Use tongs to place them in a bowl, reserving the liquid.
  — Benjamin Kemper, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2020
• All of which have hyaluronic acid in them to ensure your skin is never dry.
  — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 5 Jan. 2021
• Wallace didn't see the noose in person and didn't report it.
  — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 25 June 2020
• But that may not be in the cards ever again and that's OK.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 8 July 2022
• Keep sending them in by emailing me at [e-mail].
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
• When workers slid open two side gates, shoppers surged in.
  — Kevin Armstrong, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2021
• Kobe Bryant was in town a few years ago, Mike Tyson too.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 12 Aug. 2020
• Perhaps more notable than what’s in the bill is what isn’t.
  — The Editors, National Review, 22 Dec. 2020
• Want to be in the know about those book-specific details?
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 22 Jan. 2022
• Garza checked out, and Bey checked in at power forward.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2021

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2 of 4 adverb

• Is the train in yet?
• She went in and closed the door.
• The fog was closing in fast.
• The burglars broke in through the kitchen window.
• The boss called us in for a conference.
• I lost my keys and now I can't get in.
• The pool is deep. Be careful not to fall in.
• Get your orders in early!
• And if the flow is right, then the emotion gets in there.
  — Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 22 July 2022
• You could just get locked in there for hours and hours and hours.
  — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2020
• Why not bring her in for a grilling and clear up some things?
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 29 Jan. 2018
• Walk in and pick out a plush toy for the cost of your child's age.
  — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 12 July 2018
• First of all, the young lady who wrote the script put that in there.
  — Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• The two largest pieces had to be flown in by helicopter.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
• So to come back in, that opens up the door for some real stakes.
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2022
• Pick the wrong one, and you get kicked out of the house, unable to go back in.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2020
• Pay through the app, walk in, and dine with new people.
  — Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, 11 Apr. 2018
• But there wasn’t a process or a whole band being in there.
  — Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2021
• The core was there, but new guys kept coming in to round it out.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2021
• Someone’s got to take them out of school and bring them in . .
  — Yohana Desta, HWD, 3 July 2017
• He was supposed to be in there for just a couple episodes.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2020
• There’s still two weeks left to pitch his way back in, though.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• Line your lips with the same red pencil liner and fill them in.
  — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 30 June 2017
• The chair itself is a bit small, but even our largest testers were able to squeeze in.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2019
• Perry would take a lunch break and tell her student to just jump in.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2022
• Lift your right leg and bend the knee, circling it in, up, and around.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 15 May 2023
• The caramel toffee crunch, my homemade caramel is in there.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2021
• For each pose, breathe in and out slowly through your nose.
  — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 17 Jan. 2021
• All three of those people have to see there’s nothing in there.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2023
• Like, just jump in there and do some minor surgery to see where your ideas come from.
  — Eugenia Viti, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2020

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3 of 4 adjective

• It's what the in crowd is wearing this season.
• This marked the second in-game goalie change of the season for the Blue Jackets.
  — Bob Sutton, Star Tribune, 15 Feb. 2021
• Yet Preller also made clear this is not an all-in year for the Padres.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2021
• Follow updates from the game itself at our in-game live blog.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2021
• The question is, will brands embrace the technology and go all-in?
  — Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
• The Bulls are learning to make in-game adjustments, after both the first quarter and the first half.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 3 Jan. 2022
• In this league, the locker room is ruined if your quarterback isn't all-in.
  — Pete Dougherty, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021
• That would be a departure from that all-in commitment to streaming.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2022
• Coyle was credited with his in-close goal after a video review.
  — Mark Didtler, ajc, 22 Nov. 2022
• But when your in-state rival beats you eight out of 11 years?
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2020
• Lovullo said his in-game managerial style might need to change, as well.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2020
• That all-in attitude has helped supercharge the movement.
  — Alyson Krueger, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2022
• Evidently a picture of your in-state rival coach isn't against the rules, at least for now ...
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2020
• But its all-in approach to new technologies and green energies will serve as a test case for other states.
  — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 16 June 2021
• Here’s why now is the ideal time to keep your in-demand skills and career-climbing prowess sharp.
  — Laura Smythe, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
• Eidinger has toured the world with the Schaubühne, and his charisma and all-in approach have earned him far-flung fans.
  — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022
• Now, nearly a decade after her first practice, Rogers is all-in.
  — Sarah Michels, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2021
• Honas was not wearing a body camera, but the encounter was captured on his in-car camera.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2022
• For the return to all-in, Barnes said the district purchased plexiglass shields for both students and staff.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2021
• Who keeps Lions coach Dan Campbell on track with his in-game calls?
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2021
• The experiment gave her the chance to trial a new industry without going all-in.
  — WIRED, 28 Sep. 2022
• How coaches prepare their team and their in-game decisions carry weight.
  — Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2021
• But more times than not, Josh has bailed the whole team out because of his theory and his in-game adjustments.
  — Steven Wine, courant.com, 20 Dec. 2020
• So his all-in cost would be a fraction of Europe's or Asia's current rates.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2022
• But too often, they aren't rolled into an all-in price because unbundling makes the rental look much cheaper.
  — USA Today, 4 June 2021
• The pet retailer says its in-house insurance plan will subsidize the cost of the diagnostic.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2021
• The office does almost all of its testing at its in-house toxicology lab.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2022
• What subjects does Ortiz cover with his in-game banter?
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
• Um, how about a last-second dunk by Deandre Ayton on an in-bounds pass to win the game?
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2021
• Manager Bob Melvin tends to make in-game moves, so the A’s could look to bolster their bench.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2021

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4 of 4 noun

• They must have an in with the boss.
• When you're trying to get started in show business, it helps to have an in.
• Ira, the Heat made those trades just to make the play-in?
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2023
• For the cooks, there is a large kitchen with a walk-in pantry and wet bar.
  — Robyn A. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
• The theft of a beloved lemur revealed the thief behind a string of break-ins.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 24 Dec. 2019
• Each of its two levels is the size of a walk-in closet.
  — Misty White Sidell | Wwd, latimes.com, 24 Aug. 2017
• Cincinnati seems a shoo-in if the Bearcats can avoid a loss.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2021
• But this does not mean the Democrats are a shoo-in to win the House.
  — The Economist, 12 July 2018
• First, walk them through the process of setting up their plug-in.
  — Yec, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
• Scott isn’t alone in trying to stem the number of break-ins.
  — Evan Sernoffsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Dec. 2017
• First, the Royals could’ve gone all-in to make the most of it.
  — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 12 July 2018
• If salaries were the sole gauge of success, the Mets would be a shoo-in.
  — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 13 June 2022
• And even drilling into the right hole could cause a deadly cave-in.
  — Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 13 July 2018
• Food and drinks are available for dine-in and take-out.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2021
• That woman is a stand-in for all of us watching at home.
  — Allison P. Davis, The Cut, 22 Sep. 2017
• Knowing the in's and outs of that is something to look into as well.
  — Valerie Sweeten, Houston Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2017
• Last week, my in-laws called and asked us not to come for Passover.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2020
• The rock crowd is finally getting its night at the drive-in.
  — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2020
• Tiger pitched it within a couple of feet to tap-in and save par.
  — USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2022
• But the focus on mail-in voting has raised all sorts of questions.
  — Purbita Saha, Popular Science, 30 Sep. 2020
• Not all customers of podcast merch even pick-up on the tie-in at first.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2021
• Sarah Gish The next step, mix-ins, add color to the bowl.
  — Sarah Gish, kansascity, 2 July 2018
• New users do not need to opt-in to claim this promotion.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
• Long-term, not even a pandemic will stave off the death of drive-ins.
  — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 28 May 2020
• Our captain has been all-in in making the move from center to left wing.
  — Sam Carchidi, Philly.com, 3 Oct. 2017
• Used it several times this year and now bought one for my in-laws who camp a lot.
  — Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2021
• That’s what seems to happen when new features are opt-in.
  — Kurt Wagner, Recode, 1 Aug. 2018
• Gaga’s pink beak is stitched after a run-in with a real dog.
  — Ella Riley-Adams, Vogue, 12 June 2018
• The foul-line check-ins are normal by now, players said.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 21 Jan. 2018
• Not anymore since this feature is built-in to phones now.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 24 June 2021

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024