inwardly

Example Sentences

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"Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day," she wrote from the scripture.

From Fox News

When asked about the solution to the police-citizen divide in America, Smith emphasized that officers who look inwardly, focusing intentionally on the betterment of their community, are the true difference makers.

From Fox News

One of the Persian couplets that appear in cartouches above and below states: “To all appearances, even as kings and potentates stand in attendance upon him, his gaze falls, inwardly, ever upon holy dervishes.”

From Washington Post

I can't even leave the room, because I just know she's inwardly criticizing the size of my butt as I walk away.

From Washington Post

And it would be nice if Americans could remain inwardly focused for a while, meditating on Biden’s inaugural theme of unity and national reconciliation.

From Washington Post