within these four walls

Example Sentences

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Every subject under the sun has been debated within these four walls.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2021

Nothing to do with me and I’ve been in all week, so I know there’s been no action within these four walls.

From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2016

"But I am not going to substitute my experience as a United States Senator and as a military strategist and organizer within these four walls for the expert knowledge which he possesses."

From Time Magazine Archive

Even within these four walls there was too much misery, too much seemingly pointless suffering.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"If I did, I would not repeat it within these four walls," declared Lord Hastings.

From The Boy Allies Under the Sea by Hayes, Clair W. (Clair Wallace)