ins and outs
Example Sentences
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“If you don’t know the ins and outs and nuts and bolts inside City Hall, how are you going to be mayor?” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"I don't know the ins and outs of it, or how realistic it is, but it would mean a lot to me."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
My early reflexes came from watching games on TV with my parents and learning the ins and outs from my dad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
He founded his non-profit website in 1998, which tracked the ins and outs of the financial sector and gave him a platform.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
It was made of string, but it had more contortions, ins and outs, twists and turns and dips and doodles than the brain of Albert Einstein himself.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
