- plural of inside.
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
“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
“He let me have the insides of an alarm clock ... that was the beginning of it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
Other clips circulating on social media appear to show a small number of people on the roof during the fire, as well as the burned out insides of the centre.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
My skin turns clammy and my stupid butterflies slap at my insides again.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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