inward

Example Sentences

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This suggests they likely formed farther out and later migrated inward, since forming near the boundary would be extremely difficult.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

"You have to isolate your muscles and the noise around you... and really focus inward," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The dam, which is 30% complete, was meant to be an architectural centerpiece—bowing outward, in defiance of standard engineering in which dams arc inward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

While many people in your position might solely be looking inward, you are also looking the opposite direction.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

He told her often that the experience had changed her and made her so much more inward.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie