inward

Example Sentences

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Here, she turns that same archival rigor inward on her own family’s immigrant story, as unsparing as it is tender.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

As the young planet moved inward, the ice would have evaporated, leaving behind the thick atmosphere seen today.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

You want the straight side of each triangle to face outward while both triangles’ angled sides face inward toward each other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Stress that people turn inward may be quietly increasing the risk of memory loss in older Chinese Americans, according to new research from Rutgers Health.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

To live amidst general regard, though it be but the regard of working people, is like “sitting in sunshine, calm and sweet;” serene inward feelings bud and bloom under the ray.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë