: a flowing in
the inflow of air
an inflow of funds
Examples of inflow in a Sentence
The campaign has seen a massive inflow of funds in recent months.
The vents provide improved inflow of air.
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Today, drought and a lack of water inflows have stripped it of more than 98 percent of its volume.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Krishan Gopaul, senior EMEA analyst at the World Gold Council, told CNBC in a call on Tuesday that macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty was fueling huge inflows into gold ETFs, while central banks were continuing to shore up their gold reserves — both of which were keeping prices elevated.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Just as a Ponzi scheme collapses without sufficient cash inflows from new investors, Ponzi finance collapses without sufficient price appreciation for the asset being financed.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But for the United States, which partly relies on huge inflows of foreign capital to finance its gaping budget deficit, this isn’t necessarily reassuring.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Krishan Gopaul, senior EMEA analyst at the World Gold Council, told CNBC in a call on Tuesday that macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty was fueling huge inflows into gold ETFs, while central banks were continuing to shore up their gold reserves — both of which were keeping prices elevated.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Just as a Ponzi scheme collapses without sufficient cash inflows from new investors, Ponzi finance collapses without sufficient price appreciation for the asset being financed.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But for the United States, which partly relies on huge inflows of foreign capital to finance its gaping budget deficit, this isn’t necessarily reassuring.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inflow
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“Inflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflow. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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inflow
noun
in·flow
ˈin-ˌflō 
1
: the act of flowing in
2
: something that flows in
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