inner space
Britishnoun
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the environment beneath the surface of the sea
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the human mind regarded as being as unknown or as unfathomable as space
Example Sentences
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As a result, physicists were left with no theory of “quantum gravity” to explain what happened when the realms of inner space and outer space collided, as in the Big Bang or inside black holes.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022
Borders “define an inner space in which one finds comfort and safety and for some, a sense of belonging.”
From Washington Post • May 7, 2020
During this sojourn into inner space, Queen Kane handily reveals her true reason for hunting a heretic roaming her lands.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2019
It’s as if we feel affronted by the last wildernesses left to us – whether in outer or inner space.
From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2018
He liked the loneliness of inner space, the sense of being forgotten by the world.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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