inside job

Example Sentences

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I’m sure that I don’t need to tell you this, but it doesn’t hurt for us all to be reminded that value and success is an inside job.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

This and the fact that the thieves deliberately bypassed the one crown containing fake gems were fairly solid signals, Mr. Wittman says, that the heist was an inside job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Was it an inside job at that post office?

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2023

His mother Lindeni Lombo, 75, tells us she believes the assassination was an inside job.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

The conclusion was obvious: it was an inside job.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day