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
"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
“It was me picking at my insides about the grief and disappointment I was dealing with,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Cat could tell his insides were battling—ocean-fear versus shark-love.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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