How to Use into in a Sentence

  • Please put the bowl into the sink.
  • He jumped into the pool.
  • She came into the room.
  • She was just staring into space.
  • They were heading into town.
  • The kids see the fun stuff, but the adults see the work that goes into it.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The same goes for the base if something knocked into it with force.
    Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Dad would stop by the house and bring a small bag from the local donut shop into my room.
    Gwen Rockwood The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • There are, of course, many other ways to help bring a joke into the world.
    Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Guests will be able to walk around the chai or taste in private rooms that look into it.
    Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Phoenix was held to just three shots on goal going into the half against San Diego.
    Lauren Hertz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2022
  • And, thanks to the deals, the extra coins can go right back into the fund for next year's Dyson purchase.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Cars crashed into two restaurants in Dallas in the past few days.
    Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Bassist Michael Shuman kicked the air as the trio of guitarists drilled down on the riff into a tumbling wall of sound.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023
  • In the episode’s closing shot, Rhaenyra looks straight into the camera, consumed with grief and rage.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Oct. 2022
  • On the first drives of the game, both offense drove deep into the redzone before turning the ball over on downs.
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Niels and Vita found a home two blocks from the deli, and put all of their time and energy into it.
    Megha McSwain, Chron, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Some questions may turn into Meghan’s column for The Post.
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Reynolds noted that he was told he wasn’t allowed to bring signs into the event.
    Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The evening begins with hors d’oeuvres and a cash beer and wine bar to get you into the spirit of things before Act 1 begins at 7 p.m.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Here is a look at the timing for rain and wind through the overnight hours and into early Monday morning.
    Michelle Apon, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2023
  • His wife crashed into an overhead luggage bin and then landed in the aisle.
    Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 28 May 2024
  • The argument turned into a fight in the basement before the other man shot him.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Most came through the air against Rice and Stanford, but the running game led the Trojans into the end zone Saturday.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Once the plane was on the ground, law enforcement can be seen taking the woman into custody.
    Adam Sabes, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The sidestepping reflects a tension in the party around Biden heading into the midterms.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The book was adapted into a Netflix movie released in 2020.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
  • Food and lifestyle, which is what High Noon does, there’s a ton going on in the heartland world that could go into High Noon.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
  • And Deadheads have kept the dream alive for 60 years now and continue to take this music into the next century.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Deadheads have kept the dream alive for 60 years now and continue to take this music into the next century.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2025

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