inward

Example Sentences

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When not looking backward, or inward to personal traumas, American novelists have turned their gaze to the uncertain future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Not only does this encourage inward investment to the U.S., but it creates competition for that capital between hyperscalers, with their ambitious capex proposals, and the Treasury Department with its hefty borrowing requirements.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

That study described how "international inward migration for Northern Ireland is very much a euro-centric experience with a relatively limited pull on international migration from outside the EU".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

But where other artists might have spiraled, White and his compatriots transcended, turning inward while also looking to the stars.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

I press my back to the stainless steel cabinets and inch inward until I can duck into the hollow space beneath the grill.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi