insides
Americanplural noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of insides
First recorded in 1500–10; inside ( def. ) + -s 3 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Instead, the team at the Field Museum used CT scans to take thousands of X-ray images, then compiled them to make a 3D model of the octopus, revealing its insides.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
As one dinner began, my family unhappily discovered I’d poked a hole in the crust of a loaf of bread and hollowed out its soft insides for my own enjoyment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
"Ibrahima is my family happiness. Now my insides are all empty."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
“I had all these books around me that had the insides of bodies,” she recalled, “so there was a fascination with the inside.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
Mrs. Maroney was to trust the book peddler and trust her husband, but she already knew that both men had seen the insides of jail cells.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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