within doors
Example Sentences
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Both families are from Basra in southern Iraq, and they lived within doors of one another in Dearborn.
From Time • Feb. 25, 2011
“Keep within doors, Ophelia. I would not have you appear in public view,” he ordered.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Parlor and dining-room are not very spacious, but will hold us all when necessary; I don't suppose we'll spend much of the daytime within doors.
From Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children by Finley, Martha
Sometimes the croaking and hooting of frogs and toads were so loud, that we could not hear one another's voices within doors.
From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas
Sarah, tired of the dulness within doors, was gazing idly from the window, little thinking that her curiosity concerning the stranger she had seen only the day before was so soon to be gratified.
From It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) by Wood, Mrs. Henry
