indoor-outdoor
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“The light-filled residence was designed for seamless indoor-outdoor living, featuring a spectacular open floor plan,” the description goes on.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Formal living and dining spaces flow easily onto shaded terraces and courtyards, reinforcing the indoor-outdoor lifestyle that has long defined Palm Springs living.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
The club’s indoor-outdoor restaurant looks out onto the sand, the surf and, on the two occasions I visited, the occasional sailboat.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2024
Jolie, located next door, is our whimsical indoor-outdoor French bistro.
From Salon • Aug. 6, 2024
My nose tickled from the dust in the sleeping bag, and the basement floor—which was poured concrete beneath a thin, comfortless layer of indoor-outdoor carpeting—made my bones ache whichever way I turned.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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