inside job

Example Sentences

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But if we seek self-worth from a three-piece living-room suite from Fendi Casa, we will never stop spending because, as you are painfully aware, self-worth is an inside job.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

This and the fact that the thieves deliberately bypassed the one crown containing fake gems were fairly solid signals, Mr. Wittman says, that the heist was an inside job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Gabriel says that his childhood was engulfed by outlandish misinformation about 9/11 being "an inside job" and the Royal Family being shape-shifting lizards.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

The victory was something of an inside job though.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

The conclusion was obvious: it was an inside job.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day