withindoors
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of withindoors
Example Sentences
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To tell the truth, Antoinette Frothingham had got so desperately bored withindoors that if Amory had worn a black mask or a cloak of flame she would have welcomed either.
From Romance Island by Zona Gale
"No," said the old man, and bore it himself withindoors.
From Foes by Mary Johnston
These are indeed the barn; withindoors house The shocks.
From Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published by Robert Seymour Bridges
The wall-flower clumps were in bloom in the courtyard of the Abbey, and there were many primroses and delicate primulas in the garden; and all the hyacinths were out withindoors, making a delicious smell.
From The Story of Bawn by Katharine Tynan
"If I could only have got near the poor boy," said Sewell to his wife, as they returned withindoors.
From The Minister's Charge by William Dean Howells
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