indoors

adverb

in·​doors ˈin-ˈdȯrz How to pronounce indoors (audio)
(ˌ)in-
: in or into a building

Examples of indoors in a Sentence

The game will be played indoors. He worked indoors all afternoon. We went indoors when it began to rain.
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The warming spring air is a welcome relief from the bitterly cold winter across much of the US, but millions of seasonal allergy sufferers are getting buried under a pollen tsunami, with sneezing, headaches, watery eyes, and stuffed sinuses sending them right back indoors. Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025 If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025 The game will be played indoors, but icy roads could affect travel getting to the stadium. Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 Wait for the fig plant to go dormant before moving it indoors. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indoors

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of indoors was in 1832

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“Indoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indoors. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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indoors

adverb
in·​doors (ˈ)in-ˈdō(ə)rz How to pronounce indoors (audio)
-ˈdȯ(ə)rz
: in or into a building
games to be played indoors

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