the inside
noun
: an inner part of something (such as a building or machine)
The inside of the church is quite beautiful.
I've never seen the inside of a computer before.
—often pluralthe insides of a computer
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The only complication when explaining that is that because Grealish and Lewis were nothing like strikers, they could also be termed attacking midfielders, just even more central and deeper than the inside wingers.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The pitch arrived a few inches off the inside part of the plate, probably just about where Astros pitcher Hunter Brown intended it.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
Covering disaster from the inside: Pali High journalists face their own story
March 19, 2025
Once the season started weeks later, many around the baseball world quickly volunteered to help.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Our experts overwhelmingly agreed that kitchen knives should never see the inside of a dishwasher.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The pitch arrived a few inches off the inside part of the plate, probably just about where Astros pitcher Hunter Brown intended it.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
Covering disaster from the inside: Pali High journalists face their own story
March 19, 2025
Once the season started weeks later, many around the baseball world quickly volunteered to help.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Our experts overwhelmingly agreed that kitchen knives should never see the inside of a dishwasher.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the inside
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“The inside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inside. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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