inwardly

Example Sentences

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"I'm inwardly happy, but if there was a game next week it would be a tough review and there would be a lot of things to improve."

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024

The empire changed enormously during Chinggis Khan’s reign, becoming more inwardly peaceful but also much more materialistic in its tastes.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

And by setting his story among these outwardly peaceful, inwardly passionate believers, Banks has created another fascinating volume in his exploration of the American experience.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2022

He’s entirely believable as the outwardly impressive but inwardly insecure academic, desperate to maintain a sunny outlook even under fast-darkening skies.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2022

As I exchanged banal congratulations with the climbers filing past, inwardly I was frantic: “Hurry it up, hurry it up!”

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer