insides
Americanplural noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of insides
First recorded in 1500–10; inside ( def. ) + -s 3 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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As one dinner began, my family unhappily discovered I’d poked a hole in the crust of a loaf of bread and hollowed out its soft insides for my own enjoyment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
They still get a bad rap, despite quietly occupying our insides —and sometimes even helping us.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025
Many of the windows had bars on the insides.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025
Perhaps no one assumed I’d comb through the entirety of the 30-plus-page uploaded PDF—but since the doc was there, and filled with photos of my insides, I downloaded it and read it.
From Slate • Jan. 2, 2025
“A problem is nothing more than a tiny machine whose insides are all bungled up needing repair,” he'd told her once.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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