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Example Sentences

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The velvet was soft and the inner lining held a secret pocket, which Nine had explained was for emergency food, because if human children didn’t eat constantly, they became ferocious beasts.

From Literature

These are some of the places around Los Angeles that still keep his inner comics-nerd satiated and musical curiosity fed — no matter what bleak news is blowing up his phone.

From Los Angeles Times

Studies point to wearables’ tendency to induce “self-tracking anxiety” or “health data anxiety,” the byproduct of too much information about one’s inner workings.

From The Wall Street Journal

He relies on an inner circle of advisers who are in their jobs to back up his decisions and make them happen.

From BBC

As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people.

From Salon