How to Use inner workings in a Sentence

inner workings

plural noun
  • Audiences are drawn into the inner workings of the protagonist’s iPhone through Barton’s projections.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Light Up the Sky — a look behind the scenes of the band's inner workings.
    Erica Gerald Mason, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Mucci said the ship’s inner workings and engine are a trip back in time.
    Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
  • Now, how the hell are you supposed to know the inner workings of your dentist’s office?
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Who doesn’t want a look at the inner workings of Pete Davidson’s mind?
    Charna Flam, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Steve Clifford is in his second stint as the franchise’s coach and knows the inner workings of the Hornets thanks to his six-plus years with the team.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Wayne Brady is ready to bring fans into the inner workings of his family life.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • Google is dealing with the effects of a massive leak that claimed to expose the inner workings of its search engine.
    Justin Klawans, theweek, 17 June 2024
  • What’s something that Hollywood may not know about the inner workings of D.C.?
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The authors hope that comparing these models and the brain can shed light on the inner workings of both complex systems.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2023
  • There isn’t enough room here to get into the inner workings of the global organic supply chain.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Starring Robert De Niro, the movie is more than a look at Madoff’s inner workings and family.
    Lillian Brown, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Rooney understands the inner workings of the MBTA more than most people.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2022
  • These types of pivots are the inner workings of what sets the transition into motion.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Fabric attached to the bottom of the shade with hook-and-loop tape hides the inner workings but provides easy access to pucks to change batteries.
    Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Set in New York City, the eight-part series follows the inner workings of the company founded by Serhant.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 July 2024
  • Under the terms of the court order, Cloudflare was instructed last week to hand the site and its inner workings over to Microsoft.
    Kevin Collier, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • As a department veteran, Sadler is up to speed on the inner workings of the department, Roy said.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, offers one of the most in-depth glimpses into the inner workings of Donda Academy.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them.
    Jude Coleman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Not much is known about the inner workings of the invite-only gathering, where members of the media are kept within arm's length.
    Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
  • Water activates the fungi’s inner workings, and genes that lie quiet in the dust turn on with a sprinkling of moisture.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2023
  • This also serves to keep the model’s inner workings away from competitors.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Beyond the stage, the 125-minute production includes behind-the-scenes interviews with the group and glimpses into their inner workings.
    Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The trial lasted nearly three months, and provided a top-to-bottom overview of the inner workings of the Aryan Brotherhood.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
  • But how Grossberg came to file her complaint matters, too — and speaks to how Fox News has kept a lid on its inner workings for most of its nearly 27-year history.
    Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • Farm tours provide deeper insight into the authentic inner workings of life on the farm.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The colors seem even more vibrant than before and the characters more expressive, both in the external world and in the labyrinthine inner workings of Riley’s mind.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
  • It is also known for being one of the most secretive industries, with much of its inner workings hidden from the public.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The good news is that there are pragmatic steps that any leader can take that don’t require a sophisticated level of knowledge about the inner workings of the mind and brain.
    Matt Hillary, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

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