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
Those who were not members of the Order had to keep fast within doors, for if they inadvertently caught sight of the worshippers they would have been smitten with insanity.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil
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
Either way she was unhappy, frightened, nay, shocked; and she longed to be within doors, where she need not restrain herself.
From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.
