indoors

American  

[in-dawrz, -dohrz] / ɪnˈdɔrz, -ˈdoʊrz /

adverb

1. in or into a house or building.

   We stayed indoors during the storm.

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indoors British  

/ ˌɪnˈdɔːz /

adverb

1. (postpositive) inside or into a house or other building

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Etymology

Origin of indoors

1780–90; indoor + -s 1

Example Sentences

Until the mad animal was taken care of, children were kept indoors and all stock was brought into the barn lot.

From Literature

Imagine having to spend your entire life indoors away from windows.

From The Wall Street Journal

Smartphone dependence has existed for years, but experts say it was compounded for people when the COVID-19 pandemic forced people indoors for weeks and months on end.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our findings suggest that a common underlying factor may be how much light reaches the retina during sustained near work -- particularly indoors."

From Science Daily

Raman also told The Times that Inside Safe, the mayor’s signature program to move unhoused people indoors, needs to be redesigned so it is “fiscally sustainable.”

From Los Angeles Times